SAPIENTER LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC732359 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-13
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
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-19.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £19,122

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£19k
↓ 75% YoY
Current Assets
£671
↑ 8288% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£19k-£15k-£11k-£7k-£3k£671May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-18.9k£-10.9k
Current assets£671£8
Net assets£-19.1k£-10.9k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SAPIENTER LIMITED
  6. 2022-05-13
    DAVIDSON, Iain James appointed
    director
  7. 2022-05-13
    EDGINGTON, Johannes Nicholas Harfield appointed
    director
  8. 2022-05-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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 signal

Limited 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Johannes Nicholas Harfield Edgington
Individual · Dutch · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/05/2022
Mr Iain James Davidson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1986 · age 40
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/05/2022

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
Incorporated2022-05-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

21 West Port
Linlithgow
EH49 7AY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26
Last: 2025-05-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DAVIDSON, Iain James
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-05-13
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Active
EDGINGTON, Johannes Nicholas Harfield
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-05-13
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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-05-13