UNION DATA STRATEGY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC528992 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-08
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Data processing, hosting and related activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
12 officers (6 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 700 | 700 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-29➕CAMPBELL MAIR, Emma appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29➕HART, Michael appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29➕KILLOUGH, Louise appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29➖CHALMERS, Angus William Douglas resigneddirector
- 2025-05-29➖LINDSAY, Andrew Charles resigneddirector
- 2025-05-29➖MCATEER, Ian Henderson resigneddirector
- 2025-05-29➖REID, Mark Thomas resigneddirector
- 2025-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-17➕BLAIR, Heather Margaret appointeddirector
- 2021-08-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-24➕BLAIR, Heather Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2020-09-24➖AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-09-24📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-09-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-01➕BATEY, Ian Daniel appointeddirector
- 2017-08-14➖KIRMANI, Dawn resigneddirector
- 2016-03-08🏢Company incorporatedAs UNION DATA STRATEGY LIMITED
- 2016-03-08➕AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-03-08➕CHALMERS, Angus William Douglas appointeddirector
- 2016-03-08➕KIRMANI, Dawn appointeddirector
- 2016-03-08➕LINDSAY, Andrew Charles appointeddirector
- 2016-03-08➕MCATEER, Ian Henderson appointeddirector
- 2016-03-08➕REID, Mark Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
Red flags
1 med ·4 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: CHALMERS, Angus William Douglas resigned 2025-05-29; LINDSAY, Andrew Charles resigned 2025-05-29; MCATEER, Ian Henderson resigned 2025-05-29
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-03-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63110 — Data processing, hosting and related activities
Registered office
18 Inverleith Terrace
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH3 5NS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-17
Last: 2025-06-03
Officers (6 active · 6 resigned)
BLAIR, Heather Margaret→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-09-24
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BATEY, Ian Daniel→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2017-09-01
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BLAIR, Heather Margaret→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-08-17
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CAMPBELL MAIR, Emma→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-05-29
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HART, Michael→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2025-05-29
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KILLOUGH, Louise→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-05-29
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AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2016-03-08 · resigned 2020-09-24
CHALMERS, Angus William Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2016-03-08 · resigned 2025-05-29
KIRMANI, Dawn→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2016-03-08 · resigned 2017-08-14
LINDSAY, Andrew Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2016-03-08 · resigned 2025-05-29
MCATEER, Ian Henderson→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2016-03-08 · resigned 2025-05-29
REID, Mark Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2016-03-08 · resigned 2025-05-29
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (39 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27