AL-BARQ MACINTOSH ELECTRONICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03224544 · ltd · incorporated 1996-07-15
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.
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (67/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees200200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-06-25
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  3. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-08-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-08-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 1997-07-29
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    KAPACEE, Salma appointed
    secretary
  16. 1997-07-29
    ➖
    KAPACEE, Kahed Johar resigned
    secretary
  17. 1997-07-29
    ➖
    HAMID, Shabbir Fidahussein resigned
    director
  18. 1996-09-17
    ➕
    KAPACEE, Kahed Johar appointed
    director
  19. 1996-09-17
    ➕
    KAPACEE, Kahed Johar appointed
    secretary
  20. 1996-09-17
    ➖
    BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1996-09-17
    ➕
    HAMID, Shabbir Fidahussein appointed
    director
  22. 1996-09-17
    ➖
    DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 1996-07-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AL-BARQ MACINTOSH ELECTRONICS LIMITED
  24. 1996-07-15
    ➕
    BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1996-07-15
    ➕
    DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

5 Brook Drive
Whitefield
Manchester
M45 8FR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-10
Last: 2026-06-26

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

KAPACEE, Salma→
secretary · appointed 1997-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAPACEE, Kahed Johar→
director · ~53y · appointed 1996-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAPACEE, Kahed Johar→
secretary · appointed 1996-09-17 · resigned 1997-07-29
Resigned
BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-07-15 · resigned 1996-09-17
Resigned
HAMID, Shabbir Fidahussein→
director · ~75y · appointed 1996-09-17 · resigned 1997-07-29
Resigned
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-07-15 · resigned 1996-09-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-16