ACADEME COMPUTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03205068 · ltd · incorporated 1996-05-29

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 May 2025

Net worth

£12.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Likely a small, long-established IT services firm in the North East of England, providing software development, technology consultancy, and computer repair services, probably to local businesses and academic or educational clients given the company name.

Primary activity: Business and domestic software development

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

62020Information technology consultancy activities
95110Repair of computers and peripheral equipment

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £12,590

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£13k

↑ 45% YoY

Current Assets

£21k

↑ 28% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£12.9k	£9.0k
Current assets	£21.4k	£16.7k
Net assets	£12.6k	£8.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-02-18
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2022-02-26
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2021-04-17
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2020-02-26
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2019-02-26
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2018-02-20
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2017-02-28
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2016-06-29
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1999-07-05
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ROBINSON, Karen Jane appointed
secretary
1999-07-05
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JUDGE, Brenda resigned
secretary
1996-06-25
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JUDGE, Jason David appointed
director
1996-06-25
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JUDGE, Brenda appointed
secretary
1996-06-25
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ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-06-25
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ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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1996-05-29
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Company incorporated
As ACADEME COMPUTING LIMITED
1996-05-29
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ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-05-29
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ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
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Owner dependency

93/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Jason David Judge Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	30/05/2016

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

Incorporated1996-05-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

14 Collingwood Terrace

Whitley Bay

Tyne & Wear

NE26 2NP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-12

Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ROBINSON, Karen Jane→

secretary · appointed 1999-07-05

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Active

JUDGE, Jason David→

director · ~59y · appointed 1996-06-25

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Active

JUDGE, Brenda→

secretary · appointed 1996-06-25 · resigned 1999-07-05

Resigned

ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-05-29 · resigned 1996-06-25

Resigned

ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-05-29 · resigned 1996-06-25

Resigned

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