ANDY'S IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07012058 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-08
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
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-06-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2018-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-21
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2017-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2009-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDY'S IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  16. 2009-09-08
    BERRY, Andrew Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Robert Berry
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Berryceased 02/06/2026· 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
Incorporated2009-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

4 Stone Hill Way
Brixworth
Northampton
NN6 9LW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-17
Last: 2026-06-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BERRY, Andrew Robert
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-09-08
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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-03