AI PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
14105664 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-13
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-14.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
  • 63990Other information service activities n.e.c.
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £14,125

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
Net Worth
-£14k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
-£14k-£11k-£7k-£4k-£153£3kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-14.1k
Current assets£3.3k
Cash£1.0k
Debtors£2.3k
Net assets£-14.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-07
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  3. 2024-12-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2024-12-09
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  5. 2024-11-27
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-11-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-13
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2023-12-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2023-12-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2023-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-18
    DERHALLI, Kerim Richard appointed
    director
  13. 2022-08-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2022-08-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-08-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2022-05-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-05-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AI PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS LTD
  18. 2022-05-13
    DUKE, Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2022-05-13
    DUKE, Michael resigned
    director
  20. 2022-05-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kerim Richard Derhalli
Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting23/11/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Marketspringpad Holdings Limitedceased 23/11/2023· 75-100% shares
  • Fd Secretarial Ltdceased 18/08/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Greenwood Accountancy, 5-7 Teign Street
Pellew Arcade
Teignmouth
Devon
TQ14 8EB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DERHALLI, Kerim Richard
director · ~64y · appointed 2022-08-18
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Active
DUKE, Michael
director · ~67y · appointed 2022-05-13 · resigned 2022-05-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-01-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21