50% GRAY LTD.

💤Zombieactive
03152952 · ltd · incorporated 1996-01-30
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 2026
Net worth
£35.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 59120Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities
  • 63990Other information service activities n.e.c.
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 £35,306
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,711 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£35k
↓ 7.1% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↓ 6.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£15k£23k£30k£38kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£35.3k£38.0k
Current assets£34.6k£37.1k
Net assets£35.3k£38.0k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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  2. 2025-02-18
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  3. 2024-03-18
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  4. 2023-02-13
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  5. 2022-04-27
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  6. 2021-07-13
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  7. 2020-03-10
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  8. 2019-10-09
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  9. 2018-10-31
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  10. 2017-10-31
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  11. 2016-04-27
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  12. 2016-02-19
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  13. 2015-10-30
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  14. 2015-02-21
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  15. 2014-10-10
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2006-07-22
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    SYKES, Graham George appointed
    secretary
  17. 2006-01-30
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    BOYCE, Richard resigned
    secretary
  18. 1999-02-23
    ➕
    BOYCE, Richard appointed
    secretary
  19. 1998-12-30
    ➖
    SPOONER, Justin resigned
    secretary
  20. 1998-12-30
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    SPOONER, Justin resigned
    director
  21. 1996-01-30
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    Company incorporated
    As 50% GRAY LTD.
  22. 1996-01-30
    ➕
    BACON, Timothy Edward appointed
    director
  23. 1996-01-30
    ➕
    SPOONER, Justin appointed
    secretary
  24. 1996-01-30
    ➕
    RM REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1996-01-30
    ➖
    RM REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1996-01-30
    ➕
    SPOONER, Justin appointed
    director
  27. 1996-01-30
    ➕
    RM NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1996-01-30
    ➖
    RM NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Timothy Edward Bacon
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1996-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

54 Parmoor Court
Gee Street
London
EC1V 3RP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

SYKES, Graham George→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BACON, Timothy Edward→
director · ~54y · appointed 1996-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOYCE, Richard→
secretary · appointed 1999-02-23 · resigned 2006-01-30
Resigned
SPOONER, Justin→
secretary · appointed 1996-01-30 · resigned 1998-12-30
Resigned
RM REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-01-30 · resigned 1996-01-30
Resigned
SPOONER, Justin→
director · ~53y · appointed 1996-01-30 · resigned 1998-12-30
Resigned
RM NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-01-30 · resigned 1996-01-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

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2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
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accounts · AA
2025-02-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
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2024-03-18
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2024-02-02
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2023-02-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
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accounts · AA
2022-04-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-09