EMBED SOFTWARE LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC750400 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-15
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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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: active trading company 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 (65/100).
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 (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
19 filings on record
85
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.
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 | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1200 | 200 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-30📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-05-30📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-05-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-05-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-05-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-12➕SIMPSON, Shaun Peter appointeddirector
- 2023-04-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-15🏢Company incorporatedAs EMBED SOFTWARE LIMITED
- 2022-11-15➕SHARP, Grant William James appointeddirector
- 2022-11-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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 Shaun Peter Simpson Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/11/2025 |
Mr Grant William James Sharp Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/11/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-11-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
Embed Office Kirkcaldy Golf Club
Balwearie Road
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY2 5LT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SHARP, Grant William James→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SIMPSON, Shaun Peter→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (19 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-05-30
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-05-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-23