ATKO COMPUTER CONSULTANTS LTD

💤Zombieactive

03520654 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-03

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 2025

Net worth

£19.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information technology service activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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, 1 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

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

92 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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 £19,935

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£20k

↑ 4.2% YoY

Current Assets

£24k

↓ 1.1% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£19.9k	£19.1k
Current assets	£24.2k	£24.4k
Net assets	£19.9k	£19.1k

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-05-02
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officers · CH01
2026-04-20
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officers · CH01
2025-12-31
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2025-12-12
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address · AD01
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2025-10-30
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2025-10-30
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officers · CH01
2025-07-21
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address · AD01
2025-07-21
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address · AD01
2024-12-30
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2023-12-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-31
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2021-03-30
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2013-05-08
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WILLIAMS, Sandra resigned
secretary
2007-03-03
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OKWESIA, David resigned
secretary
2007-01-01
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WILLIAMS, Sandra appointed
secretary
1999-03-29
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TAKO, John Eyong appointed
director
1999-03-18
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TAKO, John Eyong resigned
director
1998-09-16
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OKWESIA, David appointed
secretary
1998-09-16
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SYED, Ausaf Areeb resigned
secretary
1998-03-06
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-03-06
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1998-03-03
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Company incorporated
As ATKO COMPUTER CONSULTANTS LTD
1998-03-03
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SYED, Ausaf Areeb appointed
secretary
1998-03-03
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-03-03
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TAKO, John Eyong appointed
director
1998-03-03
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

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 64. 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 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Eyong Tako Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64	—	75–100%	75-100% voting	20/12/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1998-03-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Suite 12, Hesslewood Hall Hesslewood Business Park

Ferriby Road

Hessle

East Riding Of Yorkshire

HU13 0LH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-16

Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

TAKO, John Eyong→

director · ~64y · appointed 1999-03-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

OKWESIA, David→

secretary · appointed 1998-09-16 · resigned 2007-03-03

Resigned

SYED, Ausaf Areeb→

secretary · appointed 1998-03-03 · resigned 1998-09-16

Resigned

WILLIAMS, Sandra→

secretary · appointed 2007-01-01 · resigned 2013-05-08

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-03 · resigned 1998-03-06

Resigned

TAKO, John Eyong→

director · ~59y · appointed 1998-03-03 · resigned 1999-03-18

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-03-03 · resigned 1998-03-06

Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-18

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-05-02

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-04-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-31

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-12-12

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-10-31

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-10-30

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-10-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-07-21

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-07-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-12-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-31