AJD DIGITAL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC653550 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-04
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
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Media representation services
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-12-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-12-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-11-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-11-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-08-30
    PETTERSON, Derek James resigned
    director
  10. 2023-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-04
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    Company incorporated
    As AJD DIGITAL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  15. 2020-02-04
    DONALDSON, Andrew James appointed
    director
  16. 2020-02-04
    PETTERSON, Derek James appointed
    director
  17. 2020-02-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Andrew James Donaldson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1993 · age 33
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/02/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Derek James Pettersonceased 30/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-02-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC73120 — Media representation services

Registered office

King James Vi Business Centre
Friarton Road
Perth
Perth And Kinross
PH2 8DY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DONALDSON, Andrew James
director · ~33y · appointed 2020-02-04
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Active
PETTERSON, Derek James
director · ~51y · appointed 2020-02-04 · resigned 2023-08-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16