IT services and managed services firms to acquire in the East Midlands

Name: IT services and managed services firms to acquire in the East Midlands
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Updated 9 November 2026

Looking to acquire an IT services or managed services firm in the East Midlands? Firmbase ranks 191 IT services and managed services firms using public company information to help buyers prioritise firms for research and potential outreach. The Approach Score ranks firms using public signals including director age and tenure, ownership, business scale, financial strength and recent changes. These firms are not listed for sale, and the ranking does not indicate that an owner is considering a sale.

The median firm has 19 staff and has been in business for 18 years; 5 firms are owned by groups that have acquired several firms in this sector. Looking beyond the East Midlands? Explore the full UK list of IT services and managed services firms.

191

Firms

UK 3,386

19%

Every director 55+

UK 17%

12%

Held 75%+ by one person

UK 18%

Median years in business

UK 16

Median headcount

UK 18

£1m to £2.5m

Median turnover band

UK £1m to £2.5m · includes our estimates

5 firms owned by 2 groups that have bought several firms in this sector. That is 3% of this list, against 2% across the UK.

Towns with the most firms

Nottingham 41 firms
Leicester 34 firms
Derby 23 firms

The first 25 firms, in Approach Score order

Rank	Firm	Approach Score	The facts behind the score
1	Scenariio Derby, Derbyshire	Approach Score 80/100	Director aged 65-69 · in post since 2013 2 individuals hold 75%+ · independent More about this firm 12 staff · turnover est. £1m Net assets £596k (Dec 2025) Company no. 08779586 · Companies House scenariio.com
2	IT2 Group Nottingham, Nottinghamshire A director sits on 4 or more companies	Approach Score 79/100	We hold older figures than Companies House 1 director aged 65-69, 1 aged 55-59 · longest in post since 1997 2 individuals hold 75%+ · independent More about this firm 10 staff · turnover est. £730k Net assets £1.1m · newer accounts made up to Mar 2025 PSC register changed Sep 2026 Company no. 03404191 · Companies House it2group.com
3	Content Capture Services High Peak, Derbyshire	Approach Score 79/100	2 directors aged 55-59 · longest in post since 1997 2 individuals hold 50%+ · independent More about this firm 20 staff · turnover est. £814k Net assets £455k (Mar 2026) Company no. 03456974 · Companies House contentcaptureservices.co.uk
4	CSL Services Retford, Nottinghamshire A director sits on 4 or more companies	Approach Score 78/100	1 director aged 70 or over, 1 aged 65-69 · longest in post since 2006 2 individuals hold 50%+ · independent More about this firm 13 staff · turnover est. £1.4m Net assets £1.4m (Mar 2025) Company no. 05874704 · Companies House cslgroupservices.co.uk
5	Cynetix IT Services Chesterfield, Derbyshire	Approach Score 77/100	1 director aged 60-64, 2 aged 55-59 · longest in post since 1997 2 individuals hold 50%+ · independent More about this firm 20 staff · turnover est. £1.4m Net assets £1.7m (Jun 2025) PSC register changed Aug 2026 Company no. 03398409 · Companies House cynetix.co.uk
6	Leadtec Peterborough	Approach Score 76/100	1 director aged 55-59, 1 aged 50-54 · longest in post since 2011 2 individuals hold 75%+ · independent More about this firm 11 staff · turnover est. £446k Net assets £278k (Oct 2025) Company no. 07801443 · Companies House leadtec.co.uk
7	Xynomix Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	Approach Score 75/100	1 director aged 60-64, 1 aged 55-59 · longest in post since 2002 1 individual holds 75%+ · independent More about this firm 25 staff · turnover est. £1.9m Net assets £230k (Dec 2025) Company no. 04375429 · Companies House xynomix.com
8	Bluemoon Solutions Wellingborough, Northants	Approach Score 74/100	1 director aged 50-54, 1 aged 45-49 · longest in post since 2005 2 individuals hold 50%+ · independent More about this firm 10 staff · turnover est. £669k Net assets £352k (Jun 2025) Director resigned Sep 2025 · PSC register changed Sep 2025 Company no. 05538799 · Companies House bluemoonsolutions.co.uk/home
9	10ZIG Technology Leicester	Approach Score 73/100	1 director aged 65-69, 1 aged 50-54 · longest in post since 2005 2 individuals hold 50%+ · independent More about this firm 16 staff · turnover est. £2.2m Net assets £209k (Dec 2023) Company no. 05601056 · Companies House 10zig.com
10	Ochiba Business Solutions Chesterfield	Approach Score 72/100	1 director aged 60-64, 1 aged 55-59, 1 aged under 45 · longest in post since 2005 Independent More about this firm 15 staff · turnover est. £1.8m Net assets £478k (Dec 2025) Director resigned Apr 2025 Company no. 05444355 · Companies House businessoneexperts.co.uk
11	Transport Exchange Nottingham, Nottinghamshire A director sits on 4 or more companies	Approach Score 72/100	2 directors aged 55-59 · longest in post since 1997 1 individual holds 75%+ · independent More about this firm 81 staff · turnover est. £15.8m Net assets £570k (Dec 2023) Company no. 03464353 · Companies House transportexchangegroup.com
12	Visav Sherwood Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	Approach Score 72/100	3 directors aged 55-59, 1 aged 50-54, 2 aged 45-49 · longest in post since 2002 2 individuals hold 50%+ · independent More about this firm 15 staff · turnover £1.1m Net assets £166k (Mar 2025) Company no. 04511143 · Companies House visav.co.uk
13	T2 Design Solutions Worksop	Approach Score 72/100	Director aged 55-59 · in post since 2007 2 individuals hold 75%+ · independent More about this firm 18 staff · turnover est. £643k Net assets £348k (May 2025) Company no. 06274895 · Companies House t2ds.com
14	Transpose Leicester A director sits on 4 or more companies	Approach Score 72/100	2 directors aged 60-64 · longest in post since 2010 Corporate owner More about this firm 10 staff · turnover est. £2.1m Net assets £3.5m (Feb 2025) PSC register changed Mar 2025 Company no. 07167307 · Companies House transpose.net
15	9 Knots Business Solutions Mansfield, Nottinghamshire	Approach Score 72/100	We hold older figures than Companies House 2 directors aged 60-64 · longest in post since 2002 2 individuals hold 50%+ · independent More about this firm 15 staff · turnover est. £740k Net assets £402k · newer accounts made up to Mar 2025 Charge satisfied Dec 2024 Company no. 04393123 · Companies House 9knots.co.uk
16	Better-IT Rearsby, Leicestershire	Approach Score 71/100	We hold older figures than Companies House Director aged 55-59 · in post since 2004 1 individual holds 75%+ · independent More about this firm 13 staff · turnover est. £568k Net assets £7k · newer accounts made up to Mar 2025 Company no. 05050038 · Companies House better-it.uk
17	Phoenix Networks Ilkeston, Derbyshire A director sits on 4 or more companies	Approach Score 71/100	1 director aged 55-59, 4 aged 50-54 · longest in post since 1997 Corporate owner More about this firm 26 staff · turnover est. £4.3m Net assets £3.4m (Apr 2025) Director resigned Apr 2026 · charge satisfied Feb 2026 · PSC register changed Apr 2026 Company no. 03353765 · Companies House phoenixnetworks.co.uk
18	Pinntec Newtown Unthank, Leicestershire	Approach Score 70/100	1 director aged 55-59, 1 aged 45-49 · longest in post since 2017 2 individuals hold 50%+ · independent More about this firm 60 staff · turnover est. £2m Net assets £464k (Mar 2026) Company no. 10741709 · Companies House pinntec.co.uk
19	Stripe OLT Nottingham, Bristol A director sits on 4 or more companies	Approach Score 69/100	1 director aged 60-64, 1 aged 50-54, 1 aged 45-49 · longest in post since 2012 Corporate owner More about this firm 58 staff · turnover est. £3.7m Net assets £917k (Mar 2025) Director resigned Feb 2026 · charge satisfied Jan 2026 · PSC register changed Feb 2026 Company no. 08257141 · Companies House stripeolt.com
20	Axess Systems Denby, Derbyshire	Approach Score 69/100	1 director aged 55-59, 2 aged 50-54 · longest in post since 2000 Independent More about this firm 25 staff · turnover est. £1.6m Net assets £847k (Mar 2025) Company no. 04103058 · Companies House axess.systems
21	Prime Horizon Market Rasen, West Midlands	Approach Score 68/100	1 director aged 60-64, 1 aged 45-49 · longest in post since 2019 Corporate owner More about this firm 30 staff · turnover est. £964k Net assets £198k (Dec 2025) Director resigned Oct 2026 · charge satisfied Mar 2026 · PSC register changed Jan 2026 Company no. 11745683 · Companies House primehorizongroup.com
22	Pccs Brixworth, Northants	Approach Score 68/100	1 director aged 70 or over, 1 aged 60-64, 1 aged 55-59, 1 aged under 45 · longest in post since 1993 Independent More about this firm 32 staff · turnover £2.8m Net assets £2.2m (Dec 2025) PSC register changed Jan 2026 Company no. 02826534 · Companies House
23	Gauri Lincoln	Approach Score 68/100	3 directors aged 55-59, 1 aged 50-54 · longest in post since 2007 Independent More about this firm 21 staff · turnover est. £2.7m Net assets £1.1m (Mar 2025) Company no. 06041427 · Companies House gauri.com
24	Centiant Northampton, Northamptonshire A director sits on 4 or more companies	Approach Score 68/100	2 directors aged 70 or over, 1 aged 60-64, 2 aged 55-59, 1 aged 50-54, 1 aged 45-49 · longest in post since 2013 Corporate owner More about this firm 22 staff · turnover est. £2.2m Net assets £1.9m (Aug 2025) Company no. 08358841 · Companies House centiant.co.uk
25	Cognitronics Worksop, Nottinghamshire	Approach Score 67/100	1 director aged 70 or over, 1 aged 55-59, 1 aged 50-54 · longest in post since 2014 2 individuals hold 75%+ · independent More about this firm 11 staff · turnover est. £744k No net assets figure held · accounts made up to Sep 2025 Company no. 01296618 · Companies House cognitronics.co.uk

166 more firms are in the list, in Approach Score order.

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How this list is filtered

10 or more staff, from filed headcount or our estimate where none is filed.
Registered office in the East Midlands.

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How this list is built

The Approach Score ranks firms mainly on public Companies House information about owner tenure and age, ownership, size, financial strength and recent register changes.

Firms with higher scores appear first in each list.

Use the ranking to order research, then check each business directly.

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What it does not mean

No firm here is for sale, and the score says nothing about any owner's plans.

At least 95% of the firms where we hold directors had them checked in or after November 2026.

What we do not cover

Regulatory information is not included in this list. Buyers should check the relevant register as part of their due diligence. IT services firms have no single sector regulator; for managed services, check whether the Information Commission's cyber security remit applies. Check any Cyber Essentials certification through the NCSC's certificate search.

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