AI RESEARCH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07608500 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-19
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 May 2025
Net worth
£985.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £985,175
Cash YoY
-26%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£250k
↓ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£985k
↑ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£250k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£197k£394k£591k£788k£985kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£985.2k£638.7k
Current assets£249.9k£336.9k
Cash£249.9k£336.9k
Debtors—£46
Net assets£985.2k£638.7k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-09-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-08
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    capital · SH03
  11. 2021-01-14
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    capital · SH06
  12. 2021-01-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-12-31
    ➖
    SOKOLIC, Ivor resigned
    director
  14. 2020-09-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
  15. 2020-03-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2020-03-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-02-27
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2020-02-27
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  20. 2011-04-19
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    Company incorporated
    As AI RESEARCH LIMITED
  21. 2011-04-19
    ➕
    BARNETT, Adam Charles appointed
    director
  22. 2011-04-19
    ➕
    DAVIES, Elizabeth Ann appointed
    nominee-director
  23. 2011-04-19
    ➖
    DAVIES, Elizabeth Ann resigned
    nominee-director
  24. 2011-04-19
    ➕
    SOKOLIC, Ivor 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 15 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 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Nina Barnett
Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/02/2020
Mr Adam Charles Barnett
Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-04-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

D S Burge And Co Ltd
The Courtyard, 7 Francis Grove
London
SW19 4DW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-03
Last: 2026-04-19

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BARNETT, Adam Charles→
director · ~45y · appointed 2011-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Elizabeth Ann→
nominee-director · ~69y · appointed 2011-04-19 · resigned 2011-04-19
Resigned
SOKOLIC, Ivor→
director · ~41y · appointed 2011-04-19 · resigned 2020-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-20