ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC108083 · ltd · incorporated 1987-12-07
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£19.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,869

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£20k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↑ 247% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£19.9k£17.7k
Current assets£1.5k£420
Net assets£19.9k£17.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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  2. 2025-08-07
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  3. 2025-06-06
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  4. 2025-06-04
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    HAGGERTY, Bernard Fred Thomas resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-04
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-06-21
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  7. 2023-06-23
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  8. 2022-06-03
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  9. 2021-05-03
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  10. 2020-06-09
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  11. 2019-06-11
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  12. 2019-03-08
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  13. 2019-03-08
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  14. 2018-05-07
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  15. 2017-06-01
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  16. 2016-11-26
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    WILK, Florian resigned
    director
  17. 2016-11-26
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2010-04-04
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    WILK, Florian resigned
    secretary
  19. 2004-05-27
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    ROBINSON, John Arthur resigned
    director
  20. 1992-04-01
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    HAGGERTY, Bernard Fred Thomas appointed
    director
  21. 1987-12-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Paul Francis Wilk
Individual · British · DOB 05/1956 · age 70
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Bernard Ft Haggartyceased 07/08/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated1987-12-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

24 Newlands
Kirknewton
EH27 8LR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WILK, Paul Francis, Dr→
director · ~70y
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Active
WILK, Florian→
secretary · resigned 2010-04-04
Resigned
HAGGERTY, Bernard Fred Thomas→
director · ~74y · appointed 1992-04-01 · resigned 2025-06-04
Resigned
ROBINSON, John Arthur→
director · ~76y · resigned 2004-05-27
Resigned
WILK, Florian→
director · ~97y · resigned 2016-11-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-06
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officers · TM01
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-09