THE SOVEREIGNTY RESEARCH GROUP LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive

SC733508 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2022-05-25

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

£880

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Publishing of learned journals

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

82302Activities of conference organisers

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 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 (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

13 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £880

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£880

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£880	—
Net assets	£880	—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-11
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BUSH, Geoff resigned
director
2024-07-08
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BROWN, John resigned
director
2024-02-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-27
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-05-25
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Company incorporated
As THE SOVEREIGNTY RESEARCH GROUP LIMITED
2022-05-25
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HENRY, David Ian appointed
secretary
2022-05-25
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ALAN, Brian appointed
director
2022-05-25
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HENRY, David Ian appointed
director
2022-05-25
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MCNAUGHT, Mark, Dr appointed
director
2022-05-25
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BROWN, John appointed
director
2022-05-25
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BUSH, Geoff appointed
director
2022-05-25
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Ian Henry Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1965 · age 61	—	—	board controlboard control	27/06/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Geoff Bushceased 11/07/2024· board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2022-05-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC58141 — Publishing of learned journals

Registered office

43/3 Parkhead Loan

Edinburgh

EH11 4SJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-07

Last: 2025-05-24

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

HENRY, David Ian→

secretary · appointed 2022-05-25

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Active

ALAN, Brian→

director · ~69y · appointed 2022-05-25

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Active

HENRY, David Ian→

director · ~61y · appointed 2022-05-25

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Active

MCNAUGHT, Mark, Dr→

director · ~58y · appointed 2022-05-25

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Active

BROWN, John→

director · ~78y · appointed 2022-05-25 · resigned 2024-07-08

Resigned

BUSH, Geoff→

director · ~77y · appointed 2022-05-25 · resigned 2024-07-11

Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-02-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-07-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-07-12

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-07-12

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-07-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-02-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-24

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2022-06-27

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2022-06-27

withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement

persons-with-significant-control · PSC09

2022-06-27

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2022-05-25