ARTCLIFF NETWORK DESIGN LTD

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SC523417 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£49.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £49,566

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£50k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£62k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£25k£37k£50k£62kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£49.6k£35.6k
Current assets£62.5k£54.8k
Net assets£49.6k£35.6k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2019-10-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-10-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ARTCLIFF NETWORK DESIGN LTD
  17. 2016-01-05
    ➕
    BRINDLEY, Alan Joseph Hope appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Joseph Hope Brindley
Individual · Australian,Scottish · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2016-01-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Longfield Golf Course Road
Bridge Of Tilt
Pitlochry
PH18 5TG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-15
Last: 2026-01-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BRINDLEY, Alan Joseph Hope→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-01-05
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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-12