XEYEX LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC415238 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£711.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £711,908
Cash YoY
-13%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£533k
↓ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£712k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£782k
↓ 9.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£173k£346k£519k£692k£865kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£727.6k£731.0k
Current assets£781.8k£864.8k
Cash£533.0k£609.5k
Debtors£243.2k£239.7k
Net assets£711.9k£705.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-27
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-07-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-06
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-03
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-13
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    capital · SH01
  11. 2018-10-26
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-22
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2018-03-15
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    capital · SH02
  14. 2018-03-15
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2018-01-17
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    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2018-01-14
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    address · AD01
  17. 2012-01-23
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    Company incorporated
    As XEYEX LTD
  18. 2012-01-23
    ➕
    CARDWELL, Grant Alan appointed
    director
  19. 2012-01-23
    ➕
    CARDWELL, Tracy Patricia appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Grant Alan Cardwell
Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Tracy Patricia Cardwell
Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-01-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Unit 20 Wren Court
Strathclyde Business Park
Bellshill
ML4 3NQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CARDWELL, Grant Alan→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-01-23
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Active
CARDWELL, Tracy Patricia→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-01-23
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Active

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-26