DAWA INNOVATION LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC775933 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-16
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£10.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
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
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
55
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £10,384
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£14k
Net Worth
£10k
Current Assets
£14k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.4k |
| Current assets | £14.4k |
| Cash | £14.4k |
| Net assets | £10.4k |
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.
See pricing →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 (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-16📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2025-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-06-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-07-16🏢Company incorporatedAs DAWA INNOVATION LTD
- 2023-07-16➕SALEH, Ahmed Mohamed Ali, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-07-16➕ZIDAN, Radwa Ahmed Aly Shalaby, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-07-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Radwa Ahmed Aly Shalaby Zidan Individual · Egyptian · DOB 01/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/07/2023 |
Dr Ahmed Mohamed Ali Saleh Individual · Egyptian · DOB 12/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/07/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-07-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
151 Oakhill Grange
Aberdeen
AB15 5EA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SALEH, Ahmed Mohamed Ali, Dr→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2023-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ZIDAN, Radwa Ahmed Aly Shalaby, Dr→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2023-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-12
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-06-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-02-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-07-16