AI MACHINES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09922074 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-18
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
PursueStrong 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, 2 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 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 accountsCash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-03-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-02-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2023-02-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-12-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-28➕STEINRUECKEN, Christian appointeddirector
- 2022-10-28➖HUDSON, Matthew resignedsecretary
- 2022-10-28➖HUDSON, Matthew resigneddirector
- 2022-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-05📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-03-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-27➕HUDSON, Matthew appointedsecretary
- 2021-01-27➖GHAHRAMANI, Zoubin resigneddirector
- 2021-01-27➕HUDSON, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2021-01-27➖STEINRUECKEN, Christian resigneddirector
- 2015-12-18🏢Company incorporatedAs AI MACHINES LIMITED
- 2015-12-18➕GHAHRAMANI, Zoubin appointeddirector
- 2015-12-18➕STEINRUECKEN, Christian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Technology · CB postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADVANTISEC LTD→ 14981782 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AGENTIX-AI LTD→ 16741955 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AGILEE INNOVATIONS LTD→ 15585545 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AGILEFLOW LTD→ 08200019 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| AHA RETAIL PARTNERS LIMITED→ 10363009 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AI HARMONY LABS LIMITED→ 16370127 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AI QUANTING LTD→ 16873128 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AI SEQURITY LTD→ 16663834 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AIASK LIMITED→ 15775212 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AICOMP UK LIMITED→ 10960759 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AIGIRI TECHNOLOGY LTD→ 14003512 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AIMKICK LTD→ 16109231 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
102 Warren Close
Cambridge
CB2 1LE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
STEINRUECKEN, Christian→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2022-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUDSON, Matthew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-01-27 · resigned 2022-10-28
GHAHRAMANI, Zoubin→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2015-12-18 · resigned 2021-01-27
HUDSON, Matthew→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2021-01-27 · resigned 2022-10-28
STEINRUECKEN, Christian→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2015-12-18 · resigned 2021-01-27
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (38 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-02-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-12-22