PAYOO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
16372504 · ltd · incorporated 2025-04-08
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
27 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2025-06-20
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  3. 2025-04-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PAYOO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
  4. 2025-04-08
    BROWN, Aaron Maurice appointed
    director
  5. 2025-04-08
    CHURCHILL, Carl appointed
    director
  6. 2025-04-08
    CHURCHILL, Nicole Eugenie appointed
    director
  7. 2025-04-08
    RIDGE, Darren Michael appointed
    director
  8. 2025-04-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

61/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

Ridown Capital Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Ridown Capital Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
majority
PAYOO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
This company · 16372504

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
Ridown Capital Limited
Corporate entity
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control08/04/2025

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
Incorporated2025-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Ridown Building Fulcrum 2
Solent Way
Fareham
Hampshire
PO15 7FN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-08
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

BROWN, Aaron Maurice
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-04-08
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Active
CHURCHILL, Carl
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-04-08
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Active
CHURCHILL, Nicole Eugenie
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-04-08
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Active
RIDGE, Darren Michael
director · ~64y · appointed 2025-04-08
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Active

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Recent filings (4 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-06-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-04-08