APATURA IT CONSULTANTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11215299 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-20
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
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 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. 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 (64/100)

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
No officers data
0
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
70
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,958

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£2k-£2k-£2k-£2k-£2k-£2kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£-2.0k£-2.0k
Net assets£-2.0k£-2.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-02-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2018-02-20
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    Company incorporated
    As APATURA IT CONSULTANTS LTD
  11. 2018-02-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-02-20
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    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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: 2026-03-05

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel James Roberts
Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
75100%
75-100% shares20/02/2018

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
Incorporated2018-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

1168/1170 Melton Road Syston
Leicester
LE7 2HB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-05OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-19

Recent filings (18 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-24