EARTHWAVE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC610006 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-04
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
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Data processing, hosting and related activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71200Technical testing and analysis
- 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 10 total, 10 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-19➖EWART, Martin Andrew resigneddirector
- 2024-11-05📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-10-23➕WILSON, Kirsty Louise appointedsecretary
- 2024-09-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-14➖HORTON, Alex James resigneddirector
- 2024-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-05-10📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-05-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-03-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-03-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-19📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-02-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-15📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2024-02-06📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-02-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2022-03-04➖ALFORD, Samuel Jonathan resigneddirector
- 2019-11-22➕HORTON, Alex James appointeddirector
- 2019-04-06➕ALFORD, Samuel Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2018-10-04🏢Company incorporatedAs EARTHWAVE LTD
- 2018-10-04➕GOURMELEN, Noel, Dr appointeddirector
- 2018-10-04➕JAKOB, Livia Lea appointeddirector
- 2018-10-04➕EWART, Martin Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Livia Lea Jakob Individual · Swiss · DOB 01/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/05/2024 |
Dr Noel Gourmelen Individual · French · DOB 05/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/01/2024 |
8 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Martin Andrew Ewartceased 08/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Alex James Hortonceased 13/09/2022· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
- Ms Livia Leaceased 10/11/2021· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
- Mr Samuel Jonathan Alfordceased 04/03/2022· significant influence
- Ms Livia Lea Jakobceased 13/09/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Dr Noel Gourmelenceased 13/09/2022· significant influence
- Mr Martin Andrew Ewartceased 13/09/2022· significant influence
- Ms Livia Lea Jakobceased 06/04/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-10-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63110 — Data processing, hosting and related activities
Registered office
Office L26 3 Lady Lawson Street
Edinburgh
EH3 9DR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
WILSON, Kirsty Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-10-23
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GOURMELEN, Noel, Dr→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2018-10-04
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JAKOB, Livia Lea→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2018-10-04
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ALFORD, Samuel Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-04-06 · resigned 2022-03-04
EWART, Martin Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2018-10-04 · resigned 2025-01-19
HORTON, Alex James→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2019-11-22 · resigned 2024-09-14
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Recent filings (78 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-05-30
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-05-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-22