ALIGNED IT LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC677752 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-16
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£19.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,039

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£19k
Current Assets
£39k
Current Liabilities
£0£8k£16k£24k£31k£39kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£19.0k
Current assets£39.3k
Net assets£19.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-04-10
    LEE, Laura resigned
    director
  4. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-05-29
    LEE, Laura appointed
    director
  8. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ALIGNED IT LTD
  10. 2020-10-16
    LEE, Simon appointed
    director
  11. 2020-10-16
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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 Simon Lee
Individual · British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/10/2020

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
Incorporated2020-10-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

10 Glenwood Park Midmar
Inverurie
Aberdeenshire
AB51 7PE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LEE, Simon
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-10-16
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Active
LEE, Laura
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-05-29 · resigned 2024-04-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-10-16