5C INTERNATIONAL GROUP UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12570148 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-23
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.
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 76). 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 (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-05-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-10-31
    ➖
    TRIVEDI, Madhvi resigned
    director
  6. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-04-23
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    Company incorporated
    As 5C INTERNATIONAL GROUP UK LIMITED
  12. 2020-04-23
    ➕
    TRIVEDI, Arun Kumar appointed
    director
  13. 2020-04-23
    ➕
    TRIVEDI, Madhvi appointed
    director
  14. 2020-04-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Arun Kumar Trivedi
Individual · British · DOB 07/1950 · age 76
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/04/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Madhvi Trivediceased 31/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

9 Tewkesbury Road
Elstow
Bedford
MK42 9GE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

TRIVEDI, Arun Kumar→
director · ~76y · appointed 2020-04-23
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Active
TRIVEDI, Madhvi→
director · ~73y · appointed 2020-04-23 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-13