DATEL SOLUTIONS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC693774 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-29
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£275.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47429
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 61900Other telecommunications activities
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. 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, 2 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £275,780
Cash YoY
+95%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£217k
↑ 95% YoY
Net Worth
£276k
↑ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£260k
↑ 53% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £341.5k | £235.9k |
| Current assets | £260.1k | £169.4k |
| Cash | £217.0k | £111.0k |
| Debtors | £42.6k | £56.9k |
| Net assets | £275.8k | £190.0k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-03-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-13➕SIMPSON, Stuart Ian appointeddirector
- 2021-12-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-08-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-29🏢Company incorporatedAs DATEL SOLUTIONS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
- 2021-03-29➕CROOKSTON, Michael Douglas appointeddirector
- 2021-03-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stuart Ian Simpson Individual · British · DOB 03/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/03/2022 |
Mr Michael Douglas Crookston Individual · British · DOB 11/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/03/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47429 — SIC 47429
Registered office
Scotia House
5 Dickson Street
Dunfermline
KY12 7SL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CROOKSTON, Michael Douglas→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2021-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SIMPSON, Stuart Ian→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2021-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-03-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-09-01