VKY INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC551654 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-02
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
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£-886.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £886,624
Cash YoY
+336%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£98k
↑ 336% YoY
Net Worth
-£887k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Assets
£390k
↑ 9.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-884.7k | £-571.5k |
| Current assets | £390.0k | £355.9k |
| Cash | £97.6k | £22.4k |
| Debtors | £292.4k | £333.5k |
| Net assets | £-886.6k | £-581.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2025-03-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-30📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-09-25📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-09-06➖CROUCHER, Alex resigneddirector
- 2024-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-04-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-22📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-01-22📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-01-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-08➖MURPHY, Katherine Lesley-Anne resigneddirector
- 2023-02-08➖TOTTEN, Margaret Mary resigneddirector
- 2022-09-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-03-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-25➕STUART, Roderick Angus Erskine appointeddirector
- 2021-08-23➕INCH, Keith Logie appointeddirector
- 2021-06-06➕MURPHY, Katherine Lesley-Anne appointeddirector
- 2021-06-06➕TOTTEN, Margaret Mary appointeddirector
- 2016-12-02🏢Company incorporatedAs VKY INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION LIMITED
- 2016-12-02➕CROUCHER, Alex appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Roderick Angus Erskine Stuart Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/06/2021 |
Mr Keith Logie Inch Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/06/2021 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Alex Croucherceased 06/06/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Alex Tilliridesceased 17/03/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Mohomad Shafi Sacoorceased 17/03/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-12-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
Atlantic House
1a Cadogan Street
Glasgow
G2 6QE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
INCH, Keith Logie→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2021-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STUART, Roderick Angus Erskine→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2022-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CROUCHER, Alex→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2016-12-02 · resigned 2024-09-06
MURPHY, Katherine Lesley-Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-06-06 · resigned 2023-02-08
TOTTEN, Margaret Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2021-06-06 · resigned 2023-02-08
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/07/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (50 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-12
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-09-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-30
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-01-22
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-01-22