AUTOMATION SYSTEMS INTEGRATORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03998676 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-22
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-06-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-07-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-07-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2015-06-30
    ➖
    GRASSKE, Paul Martin resigned
    secretary
  17. 2015-06-01
    ➖
    GRASSKE, Christopher resigned
    director
  18. 2015-06-01
    ➖
    GRASSKE, Julia Karen resigned
    director
  19. 2012-09-19
    ➕
    DALLYN, Ashley Reginald appointed
    director
  20. 2005-10-01
    ➕
    GRASSKE, Julia Karen appointed
    director
  21. 2000-05-22
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTOMATION SYSTEMS INTEGRATORS LIMITED
  22. 2000-05-22
    ➕
    GRASSKE, Paul Martin appointed
    secretary
  23. 2000-05-22
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-05-22
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2000-05-22
    ➕
    GRASSKE, Christopher appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Jeffrey Dunn
Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Ashley Reginald Dallyn
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Steve Mogford
Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

The Estate Office, Castle Hill
Filleigh
Barnstaple
Devon
EX32 0RH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-09
Last: 2026-06-25

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

DALLYN, Ashley Reginald→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRASSKE, Paul Martin→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-22 · resigned 2015-06-30
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-05-22 · resigned 2000-05-22
Resigned
GRASSKE, Christopher→
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-05-22 · resigned 2015-06-01
Resigned
GRASSKE, Julia Karen→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-10-01 · resigned 2015-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-26