AIOVA LTD

💤Zombieactive
09213820 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-11
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.
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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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
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 (79/100)

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-232024-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-01-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-01-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2015-05-27
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    STEPHENSON, Martyn Charles resigned
    director
  17. 2014-09-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AIOVA LTD
  18. 2014-09-11
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    HOUGHTON, Luke James appointed
    director
  19. 2014-09-11
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    STEPHENSON, Martyn Charles 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

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Luke James Houghton
Individual · British · DOB 08/1996 · age 30
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest11/09/2016

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
Incorporated2014-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

26 Repton Avenue
Ashford
Kent
TN23 3SW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-23
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HOUGHTON, Luke James→
director · ~30y · appointed 2014-09-11
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Active
STEPHENSON, Martyn Charles→
director · ~76y · appointed 2014-09-11 · resigned 2015-05-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-25