CAMELOT TECH LIMITED

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04302537 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-10
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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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 95110Repair of computers and peripheral equipment
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (53/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-01-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-01-21
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2021-01-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-08-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-08-20
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    PATEL, Rahul Dhirendra resigned
    director
  13. 2020-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-04-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2017-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2008-03-31
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    PATEL, Dhirendra Harshadrai resigned
    director
  19. 2006-08-01
    ➕
    PATEL, Anupa appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-08-01
    ➕
    PATEL, Bihag appointed
    director
  21. 2006-08-01
    ➖
    PATEL, Shakuntala Dhirendra resigned
    secretary
  22. 2002-04-06
    ➕
    PATEL, Rahul Dhirendra appointed
    director
  23. 2001-10-10
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    Company incorporated
    As CAMELOT TECH LIMITED
  24. 2001-10-10
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok appointed
    nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-10-10
    ➖
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok resigned
    nominee-secretary
  26. 2001-10-10
    ➕
    PATEL, Shakuntala Dhirendra appointed
    secretary
  27. 2001-10-10
    ➕
    PATEL, Dhirendra Harshadrai appointed
    director
  28. 2001-10-10
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2001-10-10
    ➖
    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
Mrs Anupa Patel
Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/11/2019
Mr Bihag Patel
Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Rahul Dhirendra Patelceased 01/04/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2001-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

Unit 14
Somerton Business Park
Somerton
Somerset
TA11 6SB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

PATEL, Anupa→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATEL, Bihag→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BHARDWAJ, Ashok→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-10 · resigned 2001-10-10
Resigned
PATEL, Shakuntala Dhirendra→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-10 · resigned 2006-08-01
Resigned
PATEL, Dhirendra Harshadrai→
director · ~85y · appointed 2001-10-10 · resigned 2008-03-31
Resigned
PATEL, Rahul Dhirendra→
director · ~56y · appointed 2002-04-06 · resigned 2020-08-20
Resigned
BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-10 · resigned 2001-10-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-21
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-21