IVSG CAPITAL LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06735055 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-28
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2024-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 4 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-26✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-10-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-07-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-07-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-07-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-07-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-07-24➖BRACEGIRDLE, Jonathan resigneddirector
- 2019-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-28➖TOMLINSON, Paul resignedsecretary
- 2016-12-12🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2014-02-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Artisan H Limited (In Administration) Acting by Mark Granville Firmin and Howard Smith of Kpmg LLP
- 2011-08-17➖MELLY, Liam Peter resignedsecretary
- 2011-08-17➕TOMLINSON, Paul appointedsecretary
- 2008-10-28🏢Company incorporatedAs IVSG CAPITAL LIMITED
- 2008-10-28➕MELLY, Liam Peter appointeddirector
- 2008-10-28➕MELLY, Liam Peter appointedsecretary
- 2008-10-28➕BRACEGIRDLE, Jonathan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Ivsg Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ivsg Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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IVSG CAPITAL LIMITED
This company · 06735055
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 |
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Ivsg Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/12/2023 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Investasurge Strategic Land Limitedceased 01/12/2023· 75-100% shares
- Mr Jonathan Bracegirdleceased 24/07/2019· 25-50% shares
- Mr Liam Peter Mellyceased 24/07/2019· 25-50% shares
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.
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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
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
New London House
6 London Street
London
EC3R 7LP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
MELLY, Liam Peter→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2008-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MELLY, Liam Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-10-28 · resigned 2011-08-17
TOMLINSON, Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-08-17 · resigned 2019-02-28
BRACEGIRDLE, Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2008-10-28 · resigned 2019-07-24
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Artisan H (In Administration) Acting by Mark Granville Firmin and Howard Smith of Kpmg Artisan H Limited (In Administration) Acting by Mark Granville Firmin and Howard Smith of Kpmg LLP | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/02/2014 | 12/12/2016 |
Recent filings (71 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-10-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30