ANTELOPE I.T. LTD

💤Zombieactive

03271107 · ltd · incorporated 1996-10-30

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 Mar 2026

Net worth

£294.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Business and domestic software development

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

62020Information technology consultancy activities
62090Other information technology service activities
63120Web portals

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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, 4 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

4 officers (2 active, 4 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 · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £294,770

Cash YoY

+3%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£336k

↑ 2.7% YoY

Net Worth

£295k

↑ 2.9% YoY

Current Assets

£336k

↑ 2.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31
Total assets	£294.8k	£286.4k
Current assets	£335.5k	£326.7k
Cash	£335.5k	£326.7k
Net assets	£294.8k	£286.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-04-29
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2022-08-10
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2021-07-30
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2020-05-17
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2019-05-22
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2018-10-16
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2017-10-03
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2016-09-07
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2015-11-24
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2015-11-07
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1996-10-30
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Company incorporated
As ANTELOPE I.T. LTD
1996-10-30
➕
HARGROVE, Trevor appointed
secretary
1996-10-30
➕
HARGROVE, Mark Jonathan appointed
director
1996-10-30
➕
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-10-30
➖
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-10-30
➕
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1996-10-30
➖
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

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 60 — 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 60. 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 Mark Jonathan Hargrove Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1996-10-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

15 Sidon Hill Way

Cannock

Staffordshire

WS11 7GE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-13

Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HARGROVE, Trevor→

secretary · appointed 1996-10-30

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Active

HARGROVE, Mark Jonathan→

director · ~60y · appointed 1996-10-30

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Active

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-10-30 · resigned 1996-10-30

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-10-30 · resigned 1996-10-30

Resigned

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