APHENA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04744781 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-25
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£100.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £100,307

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£144k
Net Worth
£100k
Current Assets
£147k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£29k£59k£88k£117k£147kJun 2024Jun 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£100.3k—
Current assets£146.8k—
Cash£143.5k—
Debtors£3.3k—
Net assets£100.3k—
Average employees—0

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-11
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-03-11
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-11
    ➖
    HJIPIERIS, George, Dr resigned
    director
  6. 2024-06-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-02-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-03-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-03
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-03-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-03-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2003-04-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APHENA LIMITED
  18. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    POTTER, Diane Joy appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    POTTER, Christopher Malcolm, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    POTTER, Diane Joy appointed
    director
  21. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    HJIPIERIS, George, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Christopher Malcolm Potter
Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Diane Joy Potter
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Technology · CB postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
ALETHEIA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED→
16016855 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ALPS SOFTWARE LTD→
12825662 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
ALTURAS LTD→
05000900 · est 2003 · no financials extracted
————22y——
AMANDLA ACADEMIC UK LTD→
12615434 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
AMDEO LIMITED→
06413494 · est 2007 · no financials extracted
————18y——
AMHM HOLDINGS LTD→
16142610 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ANTLER PRODUCTIONS LIMITED→
14671913 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————3y——
APEX TRADER SOFTWARE LIMITED→
09757060 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————10y——
APP DEVELOPER STUDIO LIMITED→
13590871 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
APP STREET LIMITED→
07626850 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
————14y——
APPDONE LIMITED→
17115507 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
APPNOVATE LIMITED→
17115503 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

10 Teversham Road, Fulbourn
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB21 5EB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

POTTER, Diane Joy→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POTTER, Christopher Malcolm, Dr→
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POTTER, Diane Joy→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HJIPIERIS, George, Dr→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2024-06-11
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-21