121 COMPUTERS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06008440 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-24
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2006-11-24🏢Company incorporatedAs 121 COMPUTERS LIMITED
- 2006-11-24➕HELEN SIDA LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-11-24➕BLACKBOURN, Mary Anne Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2006-11-24➕QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-11-24➖QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-11-24➕QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-11-24➖QA NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Mary Anne Elizabeth Blackbourn Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
105 Victoria Road
Diss
Norfolk
IP22 4JG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
HELEN SIDA LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLACKBOURN, Mary Anne Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2006-11-24
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QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-24 · resigned 2006-11-24
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-24 · resigned 2006-11-24
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Recent filings (49 total)
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2026-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-04