ARDUA VENTURES LTD

💤Zombieactive
08151743 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-20
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-35.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
  • 63110Data processing, hosting and related activities
  • 63120Web portals
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -88% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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
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
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £35,922
Cash draining
Cash down 88% YoY
Cash YoY
-88%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£736
↓ 88% YoY
Net Worth
-£36k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£120k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£66k-£29k£8k£46k£83k£120kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£67.6k£70.1k
Current assets£120.3k£98.6k
Cash£736£5.9k
Debtors£15.3k£46.9k
Net assets£-35.9k£-66.3k

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

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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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-11
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  4. 2023-04-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-03-30
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-09
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  7. 2022-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-04-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-04-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-04-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2012-10-22
    ➕
    MICHAELIDES, Anthony Chris appointed
    director
  19. 2012-10-22
    ➖
    SIMONS, Dean resigned
    director
  20. 2012-07-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ARDUA VENTURES LTD
  21. 2012-07-20
    ➕
    SIMONS, Dean appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on 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 14 years.
  • 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
Mr Anthony Chris Michaelides
Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2012-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Vision House
119 Factory Road
Hinckley
Leicestershire
LE10 0DP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MICHAELIDES, Anthony Chris→
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-10-22
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Active
SIMONS, Dean→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-07-20 · resigned 2012-10-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18