RECOVER APP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC489999 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-28
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£-14.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £14,425

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£14k
↓ 2.7% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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-£14k-£14k-£14k-£14k-£14k-£14kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Net assets£-14.4k£-14.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-30
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-02
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2020-03-01
    ➕
    GARRIOCK, Kaiya appointed
    director
  11. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-16
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-10-28
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    Company incorporated
    As RECOVER APP LIMITED
  17. 2014-10-28
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    GARRIOCK, Derek appointed
    secretary
  18. 2014-10-28
    ➕
    GARRIOCK, Derek appointed
    director
  19. 2014-10-28
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    GARRIOCK, Susan appointed
    director
  20. 2014-10-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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 Derek Garriock
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 06/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Susan Garriock
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 11/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-10-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62011 — Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development

Registered office

4 Lorn Place
Dunfermline
KY11 8GQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

GARRIOCK, Derek→
secretary · appointed 2014-10-28
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Active
GARRIOCK, Derek→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-10-28
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Active
GARRIOCK, Kaiya→
director · ~24y · appointed 2020-03-01
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Active
GARRIOCK, Susan→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-10-28
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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-03-02