AUTONOMO LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC774818 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-05
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.78M
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 62090Other information technology service activities
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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.4y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
28 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,783,392
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2.8m
Current Assets
£3.3m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.28M |
| Current assets | £3.34M |
| Net assets | £2.78M |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-02-11📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-02-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-02-10➕WOODS, Kathryn Louise appointedsecretary
- 2025-02-10➖SHEPHERD, Rob resignedsecretary
- 2025-01-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Potter Ventures Limited
- 2024-10-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-09-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-07-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2024-03-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-03-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-03-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-03-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-02-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-02-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-22➕HUNWICK, Noel Richard appointeddirector
- 2024-02-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-12-21➕MULLER-SARMIENTO, Patrick appointeddirector
- 2023-12-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-12-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-08-17✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-07-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTONOMO LIMITED
- 2023-07-05➕MORRIS, Stephen Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-07-05➕SUTHERLAND, James appointeddirector
- 2023-07-05➕SHEPHERD, Rob appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
45/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Sutherland Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/07/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James Sutherlandceased 22/02/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-07-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
WOODS, Kathryn Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-02-10
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HUNWICK, Noel Richard→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-02-22
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MORRIS, Stephen Michael→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-07-05
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MULLER-SARMIENTO, Patrick→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-12-21
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SUTHERLAND, James→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-07-05
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SHEPHERD, Rob→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2023-07-05 · resigned 2025-02-10
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Potter Ventures Potter Ventures Limited | A registered charge | — | 06/12/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-03-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-02-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-07-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-03-13