INOVE INTL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06883369 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-21
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
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 16.0y

45/100
under pressure

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.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
51 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£25k£50k£75k£101k£126kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£2.1k
Current assets£125.7k
Net assets£2.1k
Average employees0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-05-02
    MALIK, Amir Maqsood resigned
    director
  4. 2026-05-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-04-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-01-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-01-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-01-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-01-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-06-15
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2010-08-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  21. 2009-10-16
    MALIK, Amir Maqsood appointed
    director
  22. 2009-04-21
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    Company incorporated
    As INOVE INTL LIMITED
  23. 2009-04-21
    ZAFAR, Naila appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +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

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Naila Zafar
Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-04-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000

Registered office

Cotton House, Suite 2a
12-18 Queen Street
Manchester
M2 5HS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-05
Last: 2026-04-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ZAFAR, Naila
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-04-21
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Active
MALIK, Amir Maqsood
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-10-16 · resigned 2026-05-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property13/08/201015/06/2016

Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29