AIQUARTER LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11608538 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-157.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 62090Other information technology service activities
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £157,897
Net assets shrinking
Down £160,043 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£158k
↓ 7458% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-157.3k | £24.7k |
| Current assets | £9.1k | £15.8k |
| Net assets | £-157.9k | £2.1k |
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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-01➖JONES, Richard resigneddirector
- 2025-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-09-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-08🏢Company incorporatedAs AIQUARTER LIMITED
- 2018-10-08➕HAYES, Kingsley Ian appointeddirector
- 2018-10-08➕MUIR, Charles appointeddirector
- 2018-10-08➕JONES, Richard appointeddirector
- 2018-10-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Muir Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 08/10/2018 |
Mr Kingsley Ian Hayes Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 08/10/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Richard Jonesceased 04/12/2024· 25-50% shares
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
Incorporated2018-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
217 Dickens Lane Dickens Lane
Poynton
Stockport
SK12 1SS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HAYES, Kingsley Ian→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2018-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MUIR, Charles→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-10-08 · resigned 2025-12-01
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Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-28