30IPS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02426598 · ltd · incorporated 1989-09-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18201
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 59200Sound recording and music publishing activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,287

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 117% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 106% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£2k£4k£5k£6kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£4.3k£2.0k
Current assets£6.1k£2.9k
Net assets£4.3k£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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-04
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  3. 2023-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-18
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  7. 2019-12-18
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  8. 2018-12-11
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-12-14
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-10-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2014-12-15
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-09-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2013-11-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2005-06-14
    MOSS, Michelle appointed
    secretary
  17. 2005-06-14
    WHITEWOOD, Michael John resigned
    secretary
  18. 2005-06-14
    WHITEWOOD, Clive Patrick resigned
    director
  19. 1989-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As 30IPS LIMITED

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

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael John Whitewood
Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1989-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18201 — SIC 18201

Registered office

Exchange House
St Cross Lane
Newport
Isle Of Wight
PO30 5BZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MOSS, Michelle
secretary · appointed 2005-06-14
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Active
WHITEWOOD, Michael John
director · ~55y
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Active
WHITEWOOD, Michael John
secretary · resigned 2005-06-14
Resigned
WHITEWOOD, Clive Patrick
director · ~79y · resigned 2005-06-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-11