PUBLIC-I GROUP LIMITED

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03998680 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-22

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

£2.69M

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information technology service activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 25.8y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 25.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

36 officers (5 active, 36 linked, 28 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

222 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,685,594

Cash YoY

+17%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£176k

↑ 17% YoY

Net Worth

£2.7m

↑ 9.0% YoY

Current Assets

£3.9m

↑ 22% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£2.69M	£2.46M
Current assets	£3.90M	£3.21M
Cash	£176.4k	£150.7k
Debtors	£3.06M	£2.21M
Net assets	£2.69M	£2.46M

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

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3 signals 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (97 events)Click to expand

2026-04-15
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SORIANO MARTINEZ, Jaime appointed
director
2026-04-15
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officers · AP01
2026-02-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-30
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ESMAEILI ARAGHI, Seyed Hossein appointed
director
2026-01-30
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ASSARSON, Fabian resigned
director
2025-07-17
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accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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accounts · AA
2023-09-26
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accounts · AA
2023-09-13
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-09-07
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STAFSTRÖM, Ola appointed
director
2023-09-07
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ASSARSON, Fabian appointed
director
2023-09-07
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BHAUMIK, Anirban resigned
director
2023-09-07
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DEMBITZ, Robert resigned
director
2023-09-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-09-07
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capital · SH01
2023-09-07
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officers · TM01
2023-09-07
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officers · TM01
2023-09-07
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officers · AP01
2023-09-07
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officers · AP01
2023-07-03
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accounts · AA01
2023-01-18
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-17
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incorporation · MA
2023-01-17
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capital · SH08
2023-01-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-01-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-01-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-03
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BHAUMIK, Anirban appointed
director
2023-01-03
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DEMBITZ, Robert appointed
director
2023-01-03
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EMSLIE, Richard Michael resigned
director
2023-01-03
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MCNALLY, Ian Richard Armstrong resigned
director
2023-01-03
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REAY, Aeneas Simon, Lord resigned
director
2022-06-30
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CROW, Andrew Grant, Dr resigned
director
2021-05-20
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ARJOMAND-SISSAN, Roya appointed
secretary
2021-05-20
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PRICE, Alan Martin resigned
secretary
2020-09-24
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CROW, Andrew Grant, Dr appointed
director
2020-06-30
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BLACKWELL, Keith Robert resigned
director
2019-07-17
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Charge satisfied #4
2017-05-31
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IRELAND, Timothy Patrick resigned
director
2017-01-01
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BLACKWELL, Keith Robert appointed
director
2016-04-21
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Charge satisfied #3
2015-12-09
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LOVELL, Christopher Charles resigned
director
2015-07-08
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KARAS, Matthew resigned
director
2015-05-01
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IRELAND, Timothy Patrick appointed
director
2015-04-30
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HOWE, Catherine Ann, Dr resigned
director
2014-02-21
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REAY, Aeneas Simon, Lord appointed
director
2013-12-12
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EMSLIE, Richard Michael appointed
director
2013-11-22
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KARAS, Matthew appointed
director
2012-02-29
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CORRIE, Roderick James Hugh Mcleod, Mr. resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Lyvia Uk Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Lyvia Uk Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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PUBLIC-I GROUP LIMITED

This company · 03998680

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Lyvia Uk Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	03/01/2023

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

Incorporated2000-05-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

5th Floor Sheridan House

112 - 116 Western Road

Hove

East Sussex

BN3 1DD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-05

Last: 2026-05-22