COMPUTIONICS GROUP LIMITED
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 20.6y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £39.4k | £39.4k |
| Net assets | £39.4k | £39.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-09📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-10-22📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2006-07-17➖BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-07-17➖BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-12-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2005-07-04🏢Company incorporatedAs COMPUTIONICS GROUP LIMITED
- 2005-07-04➕FOSTER, Susana Jane appointedsecretary
- 2005-07-04➕FOSTER, Andrew William appointeddirector
- 2005-07-04➕BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-07-04➕BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew William Foster Individual · British · DOB 08/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 15/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 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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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 16/12/2005 | — |