{"name":"SOLENT LAPTOPS LIMITED","company_number":"06582887","status":"Liquidation","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"2008-05-02","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Oxford Point, 19 Oxford Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8GS","postcode":"BH8 8GS","sic_codes":[{"code":47410,"description":"Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised stores"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[],"warnings":["The confirmation statement for this company is overdue."],"accounts":{"category":"Total Exemption Full","year_end":"31 January","last_made_up_to":"2025-01-31","next_due":"2026-10-31"},"employees":null,"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-01-31","net_assets":593272,"cash":43282},{"financial_date":"2024-01-31","net_assets":568688,"cash":151831},{"financial_date":"2023-01-31","net_assets":490886,"cash":171675},{"financial_date":"2022-01-31","net_assets":449915,"cash":125726},{"financial_date":"2021-01-31","net_assets":443741,"cash":550315}],"officers":{"current":2,"resigned":1,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":1,"outstanding":1},"gazette_notices":[{"date":"2026-06-11","kind":"insolvency"},{"date":"2026-06-11","kind":"insolvency"}],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"Solent Laptops Limited presents a high-risk profile driven primarily by its Liquidation status, which demands immediate verification. Operationally, the business has demonstrated consistent profitability and equity growth over a decade, but this is overshadowed by a critical liquidity mismatch — cash reserves of just £43k against £2M in current liabilities, with 95% of current assets tied up in technology inventory subject to rapid obsolescence. The extraction of £230k in dividends over two years whilst the cash position deteriorated by over 90% raises questions about the prudence of capital allocation decisions. Any engagement with this entity should be contingent on clarifying the liquidation status and obtaining a detailed assessment of stock realisability.","website":null,"links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/solent-laptops","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/solent-laptops/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/solent-laptops/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06582887","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/solent-laptops/financial","gazette":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/solent-laptops/gazette","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/solent-laptops/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/solent-laptops/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/solent-laptops/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/solent-laptops"}