AISPEAKE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC558945 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£6.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £6,657
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£7k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 8.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.7k | £5.4k |
| Current assets | £7.1k | £6.5k |
| Net assets | £6.7k | £5.4k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-16➕SPEAKE, Karen Anne appointeddirector
- 2023-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-28🏢Company incorporatedAs AISPEAKE LIMITED
- 2017-02-28➕SPEAKE, Andrew Ian appointeddirector
- 2017-02-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
94/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SPEAKE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Ian Speake Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/02/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Karen Anne Speakeceased 16/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mrs Karen Anne Speakeceased 01/11/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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
Incorporated2017-02-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
58 Hailes Gardens
Edinburgh
EH13 0JH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SPEAKE, Andrew Ian→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2017-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SPEAKE, Karen Anne→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2023-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-27