BABBACOMBE COMPUTERS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02293884 · ltd · incorporated 1988-09-07
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-8.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (76/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
99 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,700
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£9k
↓ 90% YoY
Current Assets
£261
↑ 106% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-8.7k | £-4.6k |
| Current assets | £261 | £127 |
| Net assets | £-8.7k | £-4.6k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-18📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-01-31➖PRINN, Margaret Anne resignedsecretary
- 2003-02-12➖MOULES, Winnifred resignedsecretary
- 2003-02-12➕PRINN, Margaret Anne appointedsecretary
- 1988-09-07🏢Company incorporatedAs BABBACOMBE COMPUTERS LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Trevor Hedley Prinn Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 31/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-09-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
2 Vicar Park Drive
Halifax
HX2 0NN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
Active
MOULES, Winnifred→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2003-02-12
PRINN, Margaret Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-02-12 · resigned 2013-01-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (99 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01