ADVANCED COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04910002 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-24
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£457.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.3y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
86 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £457,450
Cash YoY
+75%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£227k
↑ 75% YoY
Net Worth
£457k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£668k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £849.5k | £744.1k |
| Current assets | £667.9k | £467.7k |
| Cash | £226.8k | £130.0k |
| Debtors | £440.1k | £336.1k |
| Net assets | £457.4k | £364.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-12📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2026-01-12📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-01-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-20➖BOUDIER, Leonard Stanley Thomas resigneddirector
- 2024-04-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2024-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-10-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-04➖PAYNE, Grant Richard resignedsecretary
- 2021-06-04➖PAYNE, Aurelie Rachel, Floriane resigneddirector
- 2019-06-13➕BOUDIER, Leonard Stanley Thomas appointeddirector
- 2019-03-15➖BOUDIER, Aimee Marie resigneddirector
- 2014-09-01➕BOUDIER, Aimee Marie appointeddirector
- 2014-09-01➕PAYNE, Aurelie Rachel, Floriane appointeddirector
- 2003-09-29➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-09-29➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-09-25➕BOUDIER, Andrew Paul appointeddirector
- 2003-09-25➕PAYNE, Grant Richard appointeddirector
- 2003-09-25➕PAYNE, Grant Richard appointedsecretary
- 2003-09-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS LIMITED
- 2003-09-24➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-09-24➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Grant Richard Payne Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Andrew Paul Boudier Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
Unit 4, Diddenham Court Lambwood Hill
Grazeley
Reading
RG7 1JQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
BOUDIER, Andrew Paul→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2003-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PAYNE, Grant Richard→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2003-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PAYNE, Grant Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-09-25 · resigned 2021-06-04
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-24 · resigned 2003-09-29
BOUDIER, Aimee Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2019-03-15
BOUDIER, Leonard Stanley Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2019-06-13 · resigned 2024-12-20
PAYNE, Aurelie Rachel, Floriane→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2021-06-04
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-24 · resigned 2003-09-29
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/03/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (86 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-01-12
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-02