ENIGMA MANAGING CONSULTANTS LTD

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09505744 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-24
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-5.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,223

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
Net Worth
-£5k
Current Assets
£17k
Current Liabilities
-£5k-£755£4k£8k£13k£17kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-1.7k
Current assets£17.1k
Cash£1.2k
Debtors£15.9k
Net assets£-5.2k
Average employees100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2019-04-18
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2019-04-17
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  12. 2019-04-17
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  13. 2019-04-17
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  14. 2019-04-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2019-01-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-03-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ENIGMA MANAGING CONSULTANTS LTD
  19. 2015-03-24
    GASKELL, John David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-07

Group structure

Corre Holdings Sa is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Corre Holdings Sa
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ENIGMA MANAGING CONSULTANTS LTD
This company · 09505744

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Corre Holdings Sa
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/04/2019
Mr John Gaskell
Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48
75100%
75-100% shares01/02/2017

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
Incorporated2015-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

First Floor Office 17a
Ramparts Business Park
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
TD15 1TB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-07OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-24

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GASKELL, John David
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-03-24
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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2019-05-24