ANGLO-EUROPEAN COMPUTERS (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02762600 · ltd · incorporated 1992-11-06
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
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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, 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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
84 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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2020-08-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2020-07-20
    DSOUZA, Samantha appointed
    secretary
  11. 2020-07-20
    DSOUZA, Martina Georgina resigned
    secretary
  12. 2020-07-20
    SERVANSIMGH, Samrat Chandragupta resigned
    secretary
  13. 2020-07-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2020-07-20
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2020-07-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2020-06-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-06-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-06-01
    DSOUZA, Martina Georgina appointed
    director
  19. 2020-06-01
    SERVANSINGH, Samrat Chandragupta resigned
    director
  20. 2019-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 1995-01-01
    DSOUZA, Martina Georgina appointed
    secretary
  23. 1995-01-01
    DSOUZA, Martina Georgina resigned
    director
  24. 1994-11-07
    SERVANSINGH, Samrat Chandragupta appointed
    director
  25. 1992-11-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANGLO-EUROPEAN COMPUTERS (UK) LIMITED
  26. 1992-11-06
    SERVANSIMGH, Samrat Chandragupta appointed
    secretary
  27. 1992-11-06
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1992-11-06
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1992-11-06
    DSOUZA, Martina Georgina appointed
    director
  30. 1992-11-06
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1992-11-06
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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 34 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
Mrs Martina Georgina Dsouza
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
sig. influencesignificant influence01/08/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Corinne Lydia Lewisceased 01/08/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated1992-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26200 — SIC 26200

Registered office

163 Herne Hill
London
SE24 9LR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

DSOUZA, Samantha
secretary · appointed 2020-07-20
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Active
DSOUZA, Martina Georgina
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-06-01
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Active
DSOUZA, Martina Georgina
secretary · appointed 1995-01-01 · resigned 2020-07-20
Resigned
SERVANSIMGH, Samrat Chandragupta
secretary · appointed 1992-11-06 · resigned 2020-07-20
Resigned
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-11-06 · resigned 1992-11-06
Resigned
DSOUZA, Martina Georgina
director · ~63y · appointed 1992-11-06 · resigned 1995-01-01
Resigned
SERVANSINGH, Samrat Chandragupta
director · ~67y · appointed 1994-11-07 · resigned 2020-06-01
Resigned
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-11-06 · resigned 1992-11-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-08-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-08-01