NEXABIZ LTD

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SC604096 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-01
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£-396
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £396
Very low cash
Cash position: £0

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£0
Net Worth
-£396
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
-£396-£317-£238-£158-£79£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£-396
Current assets£0
Cash£0
Debtors£0
Net assets£-396

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-08-07
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-09-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-02-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2019-02-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-08-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As NEXABIZ LTD
  14. 2018-08-01
    BALKENS, Lauris appointed
    director
  15. 2018-08-01
    📄
    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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-08-07: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lauris Balkens
Individual · Latvian · DOB 03/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/08/2018

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
Incorporated2018-08-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

37 Douglas Davidson Drive
Rattray
Blairgowrie
PH10 7FG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BALKENS, Lauris
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-08-01
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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-07
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-26