AI3 PARTNERS LTD

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08026386 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-11
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£8.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,429

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
£11k
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£5k£7k£9k£11kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£8.4k
Current assets£11.4k
Net assets£8.4k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-06
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-14
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2023-11-07
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    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  8. 2022-11-15
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    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  9. 2022-10-25
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  10. 2022-10-14
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  11. 2022-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2012-04-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AI3 PARTNERS LTD
  18. 2012-04-11
    ISLES, Eddy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-05-06: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Eddy Isles
Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/04/2017

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
Incorporated2012-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Wishing Well Barn
Hardwick
Lincoln
LN1 2PW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ISLES, Eddy
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-04-11
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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-11-14
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2022-11-15
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2022-10-25
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2022-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-06