INNOVATUS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC604220 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-02

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Average employees	700	700

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-04-16
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2025-09-05
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officers · TM01
2025-09-05
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officers · TM01
2025-09-05
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officers · TM01
2025-09-05
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officers · TM01
2025-09-05
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officers · TM01
2025-07-28
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ALLAN, David Stewart resigned
director
2025-07-28
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FLYNN, David, Dr resigned
director
2025-07-28
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MCINTYRE, Stuart resigned
director
2025-07-28
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TIEFENBRUN, Yan Lazare resigned
director
2025-07-27
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ALLEN, Adrian Peter resigned
director
2025-07-23
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accounts · AA
2024-04-15
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officers · CH01
2024-04-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-18
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accounts · AA
2023-05-23
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accounts · AA
2022-03-28
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accounts · AA
2021-10-26
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address · AD01
2020-11-26
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accounts · AA
2020-09-30
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capital · SH01
2020-09-30
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capital · SH02
2020-09-25
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incorporation · MA
2020-09-25
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-09-25
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officers · AP01
2020-09-25
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officers · AP01
2020-06-19
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ALLAN, David Stewart appointed
director
2020-06-19
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ALLEN, Adrian Peter appointed
director
2020-06-19
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FLYNN, David, Dr appointed
director
2020-06-19
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MCINTYRE, Stuart appointed
director
2020-06-19
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TIEFENBRUN, Yan Lazare appointed
director
2018-08-02
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Company incorporated
As INNOVATUS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
2018-08-02
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SWART, Ruan Bessini appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 ·

5 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ALLAN, David Stewart resigned 2025-07-28; ALLEN, Adrian Peter resigned 2025-07-27; FLYNN, David, Dr resigned 2025-07-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ruan Bessini Swart Individual · British · DOB 02/1996 · age 30	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	02/08/2018

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

Incorporated2018-08-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Registered office

Unit 1c 6 Dow Road

Prestwick International Aerospace Park

Prestwick

Ayrshire

KA9 2TU

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-09

Last: 2025-05-26

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

SWART, Ruan Bessini→

director · ~30y · appointed 2018-08-02

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Active

ALLAN, David Stewart→

director · ~67y · appointed 2020-06-19 · resigned 2025-07-28

Resigned

ALLEN, Adrian Peter→

director · ~67y · appointed 2020-06-19 · resigned 2025-07-27

Resigned

FLYNN, David, Dr→

director · ~47y · appointed 2020-06-19 · resigned 2025-07-28

Resigned

MCINTYRE, Stuart→

director · ~60y · appointed 2020-06-19 · resigned 2025-07-28

Resigned

TIEFENBRUN, Yan Lazare→

director · ~38y · appointed 2020-06-19 · resigned 2025-07-28

Resigned

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