23BULBS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC584244 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-20
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
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other software publishing
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-14➕BODIVIT, Tanguy Michel Claude appointeddirector
- 2025-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-05➖ROWE, Jon resigneddirector
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31➕MORKA, Przemyslaw Witold appointeddirector
- 2023-07-31➕VAN DER MERWE, Anton Schalk appointeddirector
- 2023-07-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-10-25➕ROWE, Jon appointeddirector
- 2019-10-22➖BENJAMIN, James William resigneddirector
- 2019-09-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-12-20🏢Company incorporatedAs 23BULBS LTD
- 2017-12-20➕RAE, Paul Christian appointeddirector
- 2017-12-20➕BENJAMIN, James William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
40/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Paul Christian Rae Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 05/12/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Paul Christian Raeceased 29/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr James William Benjaminceased 16/09/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-12-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC58290 — Other software publishing
Registered office
15 Churchill Drive
Bishopton
PA7 5HB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
BODIVIT, Tanguy Michel Claude→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2026-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORKA, Przemyslaw Witold→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-07-31
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RAE, Paul Christian→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2017-12-20
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VAN DER MERWE, Anton Schalk→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-07-31
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BENJAMIN, James William→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2017-12-20 · resigned 2019-10-22
ROWE, Jon→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2019-10-25 · resigned 2024-12-05
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Recent filings (29 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03