DIGITAL CONCEPTS ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04398993 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-20

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£115.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -74% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 3 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

10 officers (6 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

89 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £115,835

Net assets shrinking

Down £92,380 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 74% YoY

Cash YoY

-74%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£48k

↓ 74% YoY

Net Worth

£116k

↓ 44% YoY

Current Assets

£653k

↓ 16% 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	£139.0k	£239.1k
Current assets	£652.5k	£780.3k
Cash	£48.1k	£187.2k
Debtors	£592.7k	£583.6k
Net assets	£115.8k	£208.2k

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 capital
• 2 resolution
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 capital
• 2 resolution
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-04-09
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-03-30
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-30
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-21
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-03
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MCGINTY, Michael Stewart appointed
director
2025-10-29
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legacy
miscellaneous · RP01SH01
2025-10-24
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-24
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-24
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-24
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-24
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-03
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-02-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
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ROBINS, Geoffrey Alan, Dr appointed
director
2020-01-06
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WARREN, Jeffrey Roger resigned
director
2019-11-05
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WARREN, Jeffrey Roger appointed
director
2019-10-01
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WOODGATE, Richard Miles resigned
director
2019-02-14
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NIEROP, Lionel Nicholas Godwin appointed
director
2013-12-18
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GUMMOW, Edward James appointed
secretary
2013-12-18
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GUMMOW, Toni Danielle appointed
director
2013-12-18
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WOODGATE, Richard Miles resigned
secretary
2007-03-30
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GUMMOW, Edward James appointed
director
2007-03-30
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SLATER, Robert Paul resigned
director
2002-03-20
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Company incorporated
As DIGITAL CONCEPTS ENGINEERING LIMITED
2002-03-20
➕
WOODGATE, Richard Miles appointed
secretary
2002-03-20
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SLATER, Robert Paul appointed
director
2002-03-20
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WOODGATE, Richard Miles appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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 Edward James Gummow Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	24/10/2025
Mrs Toni Danielle Gummow Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	24/10/2025

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Edward James Gummowceased 24/10/2025· 25-50% shares
Mrs Toni Danielle Gummowceased 24/10/2025· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2002-03-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

Unit 4, The Boat House

6 Brindley Road

Hinckley

Leicestershire

LE10 3BY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-03

Last: 2026-03-20