ALDRIDGE COMPUTER CONSULTANTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
03041618 · ltd · incorporated 1995-04-04
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-24
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  2. 2024-06-03
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  3. 2023-04-24
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  4. 2022-04-28
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  5. 2021-06-30
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  6. 2020-03-04
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  7. 2019-05-02
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  8. 2018-04-13
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  9. 2017-03-21
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  10. 2016-05-17
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  11. 2016-04-04
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  12. 2015-06-09
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  13. 2015-04-04
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  15. 2014-04-04
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  16. 1997-06-15
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    JONES, Maureen appointed
    secretary
  17. 1997-06-14
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    JONES, Amanda Jane resigned
    secretary
  18. 1995-04-20
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    JONES, Amanda Jane appointed
    secretary
  19. 1995-04-20
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    RICHARDS, Philip Eaton resigned
    secretary
  20. 1995-04-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ALDRIDGE COMPUTER CONSULTANTS LTD
  21. 1995-04-04
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    ALDRIDGE, Mark Anthony appointed
    director
  22. 1995-04-04
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Philip Eaton appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALDRIDGE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Mark Anthony Aldridge
Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

31 Redhill
Oldswinford
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 1NA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

JONES, Maureen→
secretary · appointed 1997-06-15
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Active
ALDRIDGE, Mark Anthony→
director · ~66y · appointed 1995-04-04
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Active
JONES, Amanda Jane→
secretary · appointed 1995-04-20 · resigned 1997-06-14
Resigned
RICHARDS, Philip Eaton→
secretary · appointed 1995-04-04 · resigned 1995-04-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-05
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2025-04-24
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2025-04-04
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2024-06-03
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2024-04-05
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2023-04-24
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2023-04-05
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2022-04-28
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2022-04-04
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2021-06-30
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2021-04-05
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2020-04-04
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2020-03-04
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2019-05-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-04