ASCENT PLATFORM LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC746611 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-07
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£160.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £160,160
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£19k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£160k
↑ 1105% YoY
Current Assets
£204k
↑ 909% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £160.2k | £13.3k |
| Current assets | £204.2k | £20.2k |
| Cash | £19.0k | £16.6k |
| Debtors | £185.2k | £3.7k |
| Net assets | £160.2k | £13.3k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-10➖MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-07-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-20➕LYALL, Andrew Mcclelland appointeddirector
- 2022-10-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ASCENT PLATFORM LIMITED
- 2022-10-07➕BOYD, Allan appointeddirector
- 2022-10-07➕SAHGAL, Arjun appointeddirector
- 2022-10-07➕MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-10-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Arjun Sahgal Individual · American · DOB 12/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/10/2022 |
Mr Allan Boyd Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/10/2022 |
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
Incorporated2022-10-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
Suite 2, Ground Floor, Orchard Brae House
30 Queensferry Road
Edinburgh
EH4 2HS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
LYALL, Andrew Mcclelland→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2022-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SAHGAL, Arjun→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2022-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2022-10-07 · resigned 2024-07-10
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-10-07