ASE CCTV LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13486992 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-01
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-16.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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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 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -81% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £16,715
Cash draining
Cash down 81% YoY
Cash YoY
-81%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£359
↓ 81% YoY
Net Worth
-£17k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£34k-£27k-£19k-£11k-£3k£5kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£-16.7k£-34.4k
Current assets£5.1k£3.7k
Cash£359£1.9k
Debtors£4.8k£1.9k
Net assets£-16.7k£-34.4k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-07-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-07-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-09-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-07-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ASE CCTV LIMITED
  12. 2021-07-01
    DICKINSON, Christopher Evan appointed
    director
  13. 2021-07-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

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

🏛️
Celd Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ASE CCTV LIMITED
This company · 13486992

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
Celd Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2021
Mr Christopher Evan Dickinson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2021

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
Incorporated2021-07-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Thwaites Barn, Unit 16, Haggs Farm Business Park Haggs Road
Follifoot
Harrogate
HG3 1EQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DICKINSON, Christopher Evan
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-07-01
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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-09-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-07-01