ARCHIDEMAND LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11299254 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-09
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74901Environmental consulting activities
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-20
    ➖
    LIANG, Hsin-Ling, Dr resigned
    director
  2. 2025-10-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-10-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-16
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  10. 2020-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-12-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-04
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    LIANG, Hsin-Ling, Dr appointed
    director
  15. 2019-03-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2018-05-08
    ➖
    KONADU, Daniel Dennis, Dr. resigned
    director
  17. 2018-05-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-04-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ARCHIDEMAND LIMITED
  19. 2018-04-09
    ➕
    JIA, Lili, Dr. appointed
    director
  20. 2018-04-09
    ➕
    KONADU, Daniel Dennis, Dr. appointed
    director
  21. 2018-04-09
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

45/100
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.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr. Lili Jia
Individual · Chinese · DOB 06/1982 · age 44
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest09/04/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr Hsin-Ling Liangceased 20/10/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2018-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62011 — Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development

Registered office

25 Bayford Place
Cambridge
CB4 2UF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

JIA, Lili, Dr.→
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-04-09
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Active
KONADU, Daniel Dennis, Dr.→
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-04-09 · resigned 2018-05-08
Resigned
LIANG, Hsin-Ling, Dr→
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-11-04 · resigned 2025-10-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-24