ABC COMPUTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03403937 · ltd · incorporated 1997-07-16

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

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
95110Repair of computers and peripheral equipment

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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, 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

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

72 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Average employees	100	100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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2025-04-17
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2024-04-29
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2023-04-28
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2022-04-28
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2021-04-30
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2020-04-20
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2019-04-29
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2018-04-27
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2017-04-27
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2016-04-28
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2015-07-20
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2015-04-29
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2014-07-18
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1997-07-16
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Company incorporated
As ABC COMPUTING LIMITED
1997-07-16
➕
LEWIS, Iona Elizabeth appointed
secretary
1997-07-16
➕
LEWIS, David Llewelyn appointed
director
1997-07-16
➕
LEWIS, Iona Elizabeth appointed
director
1997-07-16
➕
BREWER, Suzanne appointed
nominee-secretary
1997-07-16
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BREWER, Suzanne resigned
nominee-secretary
1997-07-16
➕
BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointed
nominee-director
1997-07-16
➖
BREWER, Kevin, Dr resigned
nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

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.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Llewelyn Lewis Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Iona Elizabeth Lewis Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	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

Incorporated1997-07-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Delwood

Old Highway

Colwyn Bay

Conwy

LL29 7SU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-30

Last: 2025-07-16

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

LEWIS, Iona Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 1997-07-16

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Active

LEWIS, David Llewelyn→

director · ~59y · appointed 1997-07-16

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Active

LEWIS, Iona Elizabeth→

director · ~58y · appointed 1997-07-16

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Active

BREWER, Suzanne→

nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-07-16 · resigned 1997-07-16

Resigned

BREWER, Kevin, Dr→

nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 1997-07-16 · resigned 1997-07-16

Resigned

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