AIGAIN LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15346598 · ltd · incorporated 2023-12-12
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£831
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £831

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£831
Current Assets
£379
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£831
Current assets£379
Net assets£831

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-10-08
    HEWSON, Charles Edward resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIGAIN LTD
  6. 2023-12-12
    RICKARD, Andrew appointed
    director
  7. 2023-12-12
    HEWSON, Charles Edward appointed
    director
  8. 2023-12-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles Edward Hewson
Individual · Australian · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/12/2023
Mr Andrew Rickard
Individual · British · DOB 01/1983 · age 43
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/12/2023

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
Incorporated2023-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

3 Victoria Avenue
Harrogate
HG1 1EQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

RICKARD, Andrew
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-12-12
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Active
HEWSON, Charles Edward
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-12-12 · resigned 2025-10-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (6 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-12-12