AIBASE LTD

💤Zombieactive

07699355 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-11

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

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Average employees	200	100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-06
➕
BACCHINI, Germana appointed
secretary
2024-07-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-11
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
✏️
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-07-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-10-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2011-07-11
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Company incorporated
As AIBASE LTD
2011-07-11
➕
MANICKAM, Balaji Rajesh appointed
director
2011-07-11
➕
BALAJI, Manickam appointed
director
2011-07-11
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BALAJI, Manickam resigned
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

58/100

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.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Balaji Rajesh Manickam Individual · Indian · DOB 10/1980 · age 46	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated2011-07-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Wis Accountancy Ltd 4 Imperial Place

Maxwell Road

Borehamwood

Hertfordshire

WD6 1JN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-25

Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BACCHINI, Germana→

secretary · appointed 2025-04-06

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Active

MANICKAM, Balaji Rajesh→

director · ~46y · appointed 2011-07-11

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Active

BALAJI, Manickam→

director · ~46y · appointed 2011-07-11 · resigned 2011-07-11

Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-04-29

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-09

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-04-29

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2025-04-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-23

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-07-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-04-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-26

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-01-12

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-01-11

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-01-11

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-01-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-12-09

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2022-07-19