INGENZA HOLDINGS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

SC776676 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-24

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 2025

Net worth

£61.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.5y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Newest facility, 1.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

21 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £61,655

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£62k

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Net assets	£61.7k	—
Average employees	—	400

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 capital

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-22
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CHALLENOR, Nicholas Ian appointed
director
2025-10-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-12
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-09-12
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-05-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Ifs - Debt LP Acting by Its General Partner Fse Ifs Debt Gp Limited
2024-02-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-19
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JONES, Steven Paul appointed
director
2024-01-13
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-01-13
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-12
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capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2023-09-29
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-29
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-29
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-29
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-07-24
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Company incorporated
As INGENZA HOLDINGS LTD
2023-07-24
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AMIN, Jaymin Ghanshyam appointed
secretary
2023-07-24
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AMIN, Jaymin Ghanshyam appointed
director
2023-07-24
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FOTHERINGHAM, Ian appointed
director
2023-07-24
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SHOTT, Ian Dermot, Doctor appointed
director
2023-07-24
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-07-24
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

60/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ian Dermot Shott Individual · British · DOB 02/1957 · age 69	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	24/07/2023
Mr Ian Fotheringham Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	02/08/2023

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2023-07-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Ingenza Limited

Moubray Building

Edinburgh Technopole

Milton Bridge

EH26 0GB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-06

Last: 2025-07-23