AALYRIA TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED

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14402446 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-06
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
£-351.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 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 £351,429
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£351k
↓ 123% YoY
Current Assets
£328k
↑ 525% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£351k-£216k-£80k£56k£192k£328kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£328.1k£5.7k
Current assets£328.1k£52.5k
Net assets£-351.4k£-157.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  2. 2025-07-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-01-12
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  6. 2024-01-05
    VISTRA COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2022-12-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-10-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AALYRIA TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED
  9. 2022-10-06
    TAYLOR, Christopher Timothy appointed
    director
  10. 2022-10-06
    📄
    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 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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
Christopher Timothy Taylor
Individual · American · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
board controlboard control06/10/2022

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
Incorporated2022-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Suite 1, 7th Floor 50 Broadway
London
SW1H 0DB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

VISTRA COSEC LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-01-05
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Active
TAYLOR, Christopher Timothy
director · ~61y · appointed 2022-10-06
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Active

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Recent filings (10 total)

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-17
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-10-06