BESPOKE COMPUTING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04778624 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-28
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 23.0y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 900 | 900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-02-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-28📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2013-02-26➕PALLETT, Christopher appointedsecretary
- 2013-02-26➕PALLETT, Christopher George appointedsecretary
- 2013-02-26➖PALLETT, Christopher George resignedsecretary
- 2013-02-26➖PALLETT, Sadie resignedsecretary
- 2013-02-26➖PALLETT, Sadie resigneddirector
- 2007-07-01➕PALLETT, Sadie appointeddirector
- 2003-08-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2003-05-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BESPOKE COMPUTING LIMITED
- 2003-05-28➕PALLETT, Christopher George appointeddirector
- 2003-05-28➕PALLETT, Sadie appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Vatta Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Vatta Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BESPOKE COMPUTING LIMITED
This company · 04778624
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vatta Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/10/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Christopher Pallettceased 30/10/2023· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
Radford House
Stafford Park 7
Telford
TF3 3BQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
PALLETT, Christopher→
Activesecretary · appointed 2013-02-26
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PALLETT, Christopher George→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2003-05-28
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PALLETT, Christopher George→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-02-26 · resigned 2013-02-26
PALLETT, Sadie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-05-28 · resigned 2013-02-26
PALLETT, Sadie→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2007-07-01 · resigned 2013-02-26
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 14/08/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (78 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-02-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-14