NOVOGENSYS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC698213 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-10
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
- 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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, 3 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 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
12 filings on record
85
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-25➕ROSKILLY, Steve, Dr appointeddirector
- 2022-01-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-21➕ROBERTSON, Joanne Leigh, Ms. appointeddirector
- 2021-10-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-10🏢Company incorporatedAs NOVOGENSYS LIMITED
- 2021-05-10➕ROBERTSON, Neil Stewart appointeddirector
- 2021-05-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Neil Stewart Robertson Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/05/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-05-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
Kirrenleigh
Dunnet
Thurso
KW14 8YD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
ROBERTSON, Joanne Leigh, Ms.→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2021-10-21
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ROBERTSON, Neil Stewart→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2021-05-10
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ROSKILLY, Steve, Dr→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2022-01-25
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-05-10