ALTRUCOM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03614580 · ltd · incorporated 1998-08-12
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
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year to Feb 2026
Net worth
£922
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £922
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,789 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£922
↓ 86% YoY
Current Assets
£920
↓ 86% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£7kFeb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28
Total assets£922£6.7k
Current assets£920£6.7k
Net assets£922£6.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-09-10
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  3. 2024-10-11
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  4. 2023-10-20
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  5. 2022-06-20
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-15
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    address · AD01
  7. 2022-05-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-04-21
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    address · AD01
  9. 2021-03-25
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  10. 2020-09-16
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  11. 2019-09-17
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  12. 2018-09-25
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  13. 2017-09-22
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  14. 2016-10-14
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  15. 2015-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2000-08-12
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    CONWAY, Nicola Jill resigned
    director
  17. 1998-08-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ALTRUCOM LIMITED
  18. 1998-08-12
    ➕
    CONWAY, Nicola Jill appointed
    secretary
  19. 1998-08-12
    ➕
    CONWAY, Kevin appointed
    director
  20. 1998-08-12
    ➕
    CONWAY, Nicola Jill appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

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 68. 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 28 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kevin Conway
Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Nicola Jill Conway
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

17 Skillman Drive
Thatcham
RG19 4GG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CONWAY, Nicola Jill→
secretary · appointed 1998-08-12
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Active
CONWAY, Kevin→
director · ~68y · appointed 1998-08-12
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Active
CONWAY, Nicola Jill→
director · ~64y · appointed 1998-08-12 · resigned 2000-08-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

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2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-16