NOVOGENSYS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC698213 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-10
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.
Why now
Window steady · high confidence
Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.
  • · Lifecycle stage: early → established
  • · Investment thesis: growth_story → unclassified
  • · Bankability: 70 → 75
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • Lifecycle stage: earlyestablished
  • ·Investment thesis: growth_storyunclassified
  • Bankability: 7075
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-25
    ROSKILLY, Steve, Dr appointed
    director
  6. 2022-01-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2021-10-21
    ROBERTSON, Joanne Leigh, Ms. appointed
    director
  8. 2021-10-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-05-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As NOVOGENSYS LIMITED
  10. 2021-05-10
    ROBERTSON, Neil Stewart appointed
    director
  11. 2021-05-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Stewart Robertson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1959 · age 67
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/05/2021

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
Incorporated2021-05-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Kirrenleigh
Dunnet
Thurso
KW14 8YD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Joanne Leigh, Ms.
director · ~32y · appointed 2021-10-21
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Active
ROBERTSON, Neil Stewart
director · ~67y · appointed 2021-05-10
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Active
ROSKILLY, Steve, Dr
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-01-25
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-05-10