IFA LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC793634 · ltd · incorporated 2023-12-29
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
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-05
    OVARI, Tibor appointed
    director
  4. 2025-03-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-02-04
    OVARI, Tibor resigned
    director
  6. 2025-02-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-01-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-01-14
    JULIANNA, Ovari appointed
    director
  9. 2024-07-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-07-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-07-29
    OVARI, Julianna resigned
    director
  12. 2024-07-29
    OVARI, Tibor appointed
    director
  13. 2024-03-21
    OVARI, Julianna appointed
    director
  14. 2024-03-21
    VIG, Alexandra resigned
    director
  15. 2024-03-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-03-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2024-03-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2023-12-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As IFA LTD
  19. 2023-12-29
    VIG, Alexandra appointed
    director
  20. 2023-12-29
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-29

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Alexandra Vig
Individual · Hungarian · DOB 09/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/12/2023

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
Incorporated2023-12-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

87/31 Pennywell Gardens
Edinburgh
EH4 4TE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-29OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

JULIANNA, Ovari
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-01-14
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Active
OVARI, Tibor
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-03-05
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Active
OVARI, Julianna
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-03-21 · resigned 2024-07-29
Resigned
OVARI, Tibor
director · ~35y · appointed 2024-07-29 · resigned 2025-02-04
Resigned
VIG, Alexandra
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-12-29 · resigned 2024-03-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-12-29