ASSEMBLY PAYMENTS UK LTD

💤Zombieactive
12948924 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-13
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
21 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-11-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-07-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-08-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-08-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-08-14
    HODGSON, Shamus appointed
    director
  8. 2024-08-14
    IZMEQNA, Bahea Khalil Ibrahim resigned
    director
  9. 2024-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-09-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-07-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-12-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-12-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-12-15
    GOKANI, Rimal Jayantilal resigned
    director
  15. 2022-12-15
    IZMEQNA, Bahea Khalil Ibrahim appointed
    director
  16. 2022-10-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-10-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-05-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2022-05-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-08-03
    DICKINSON, Timothy resigned
    director
  21. 2020-10-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASSEMBLY PAYMENTS UK LTD
  22. 2020-10-13
    DICKINSON, Timothy appointed
    director
  23. 2020-10-13
    GOKANI, Rimal Jayantilal appointed
    director
  24. 2020-10-13
    📄
    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.)

Group structure

Sc Ventures Holdings Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Sc Ventures Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
ASSEMBLY PAYMENTS UK LTD
This company · 12948924

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sc Ventures Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/09/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Standard Chartered Plcceased 10/09/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2020-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Robert Denholm House
Bletchingley Road
Nutfield
Surrey
RH1 4HW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HODGSON, Shamus
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-08-14
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Active
DICKINSON, Timothy
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-10-13 · resigned 2021-08-03
Resigned
GOKANI, Rimal Jayantilal
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-10-13 · resigned 2022-12-15
Resigned
IZMEQNA, Bahea Khalil Ibrahim
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-12-15 · resigned 2024-08-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-13