ENSONIFY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC752922 · ltd · incorporated 2022-12-12
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£103.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £103,834
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,684 YoY
Cash YoY
+135%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£27k
↑ 135% YoY
Net Worth
£104k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
↓ 78% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£28k£55k£83k£110k£138kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£103.8k£115.5k
Current assets£30.5k£138.0k
Cash£27.3k£11.6k
Debtors£3.1k£126.4k
Net assets£103.8k£115.5k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-12-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-12-18
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-12-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-12-12
    KINSELLA, Darren resigned
    director
  9. 2024-09-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-09-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-12-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ENSONIFY LIMITED
  12. 2022-12-12
    KIRTON, Lewis appointed
    director
  13. 2022-12-12
    KINSELLA, Darren appointed
    director
  14. 2022-12-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lewis Kirton
Individual · British · DOB 06/1988 · age 38
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting12/12/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Darren Kinsellaceased 12/12/2024· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-12-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis

Registered office

7 Queens Gardens
Aberdeen
AB15 4YD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KIRTON, Lewis
director · ~38y · appointed 2022-12-12
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Active
KINSELLA, Darren
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-12-12 · resigned 2024-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-12-12