INOVE INTL LIMITED
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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 16.0y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £2.1k |
| Current assets | — | £125.7k |
| Net assets | — | £2.1k |
| Average employees | 0 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-05-02➖MALIK, Amir Maqsood resigneddirector
- 2026-05-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-01-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-01-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-01-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-01-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2010-08-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2009-10-16➕MALIK, Amir Maqsood appointeddirector
- 2009-04-21🏢Company incorporatedAs INOVE INTL LIMITED
- 2009-04-21➕ZAFAR, Naila appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Naila Zafar Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 13/08/2010 | 15/06/2016 |