DOVU LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10374889 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-14
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-1.34M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 9.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,335,473
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£1.3m
↓ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 60% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-971.0k | £-599.5k |
| Current assets | £4.4k | £11.2k |
| Net assets | £-1.34M | £-969.1k |
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.
See pricing →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 (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-16➖WATKINS, Irfon resigneddirector
- 2025-09-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-08➕MILEVA, Krasina Toncheva appointeddirector
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-17➖MILEVA, Krasina Toncheva resigneddirector
- 2019-07-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-07-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-05-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Creative England Limited
- 2017-03-27➕MILEVA, Krasina Toncheva appointeddirector
- 2016-09-14🏢Company incorporatedAs DOVU LIMITED
- 2016-09-14➕WATKINS, Irfon 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Irfon Watkins Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 08/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | — | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 14/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-09-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
Bethesda Chapel
Victoria Square
Llanwrtyd Wells
LD5 4SS
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
MILEVA, Krasina Toncheva→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-05-08
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MILEVA, Krasina Toncheva→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2017-03-27 · resigned 2019-07-17
WATKINS, Irfon→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-09-14 · resigned 2025-09-16
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Creative England Creative England Limited | A registered charge | 3 properties | 25/05/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (33 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-20