2I GROUP LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC799527 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-19
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · oldest 2.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 3 capital
- • 2 miscellaneous
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-08📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01SH01
- 2025-11-19📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-11-19📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-11-06📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01SH01
- 2025-11-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-08-28📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-08-28📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-08-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-08➖MCLAUGHLIN, Donald Niall resigneddirector
- 2025-02-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-05🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Rockpool (Security Trustee) Limited
- 2025-02-05🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Rockpool (Security Trustee) Limited
- 2025-02-05🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Rockpool (Security Trustee) Limited
- 2025-01-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-01-07📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-01-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-11-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-09-30📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-09-30📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-09-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-09-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-09-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-29➕GALLOWAY, Grace Angela appointeddirector
- 2024-04-29➕SMITH, Pauline appointeddirector
- 2024-04-29➕MCLAUGHLIN, Donald Niall appointeddirector
- 2024-04-29🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Rockpool (Security Trustee) Limited
- 2024-04-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Rockpool (Security Trustee) Limited
- 2024-04-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Rockpool (Security Trustee) Limited
- 2024-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs 2I GROUP LIMITED
- 2024-02-19➕KELLY, David James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
Red flags
1 low6 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
Rockpool Investment Nominee Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Rockpool Investment Nominee Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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2I GROUP LIMITED
This company · SC799527
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rockpool Investment Nominee Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/04/2024 |
Mr David James Kelly Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/02/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
Ardmore House 3rd Floor
40 George Street
Edinburgh, Scotland
EH2 2LE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
GALLOWAY, Grace Angela→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2024-04-29
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KELLY, David James→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-02-19
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SMITH, Pauline→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-04-29
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MCLAUGHLIN, Donald Niall→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2024-04-29 · resigned 2025-08-08
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
6
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Rockpool (Security Trustee) Rockpool (Security Trustee) Limited | A registered charge | — | 05/02/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Rockpool (Security Trustee) Rockpool (Security Trustee) Limited | A registered charge | — | 05/02/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Rockpool (Security Trustee) Rockpool (Security Trustee) Limited | A registered charge | — | 05/02/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Rockpool (Security Trustee) Rockpool (Security Trustee) Limited | A registered charge | — | 29/04/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Rockpool (Security Trustee) Rockpool (Security Trustee) Limited | A registered charge | — | 29/04/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Rockpool (Security Trustee) Rockpool (Security Trustee) Limited | A registered charge | — | 29/04/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01SH01
2025-12-08
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-11-19
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-11-19
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01SH01
2025-11-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-05
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-08-28
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-08-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-09