11TH HOUR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03988366 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-09
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£20.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
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 (77/100)

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

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
62 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,651

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£21k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£17k£21kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£2£2
Net assets£20.7k£20.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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  2. 2024-12-02
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  3. 2023-11-15
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  4. 2022-12-17
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  5. 2022-03-10
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  6. 2021-02-23
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  7. 2020-02-13
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  8. 2019-02-13
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  9. 2018-02-14
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  10. 2017-02-22
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  11. 2016-06-20
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  12. 2016-02-22
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  13. 2015-06-26
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  14. 2015-02-23
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  15. 2014-06-21
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  16. 2014-02-24
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2000-05-09
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    Company incorporated
    As 11TH HOUR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
  18. 2000-05-09
    ➕
    CHESTER, Christopher Frank appointed
    secretary
  19. 2000-05-09
    ➕
    CHESTER, Matthew James appointed
    director
  20. 2000-05-09
    ➕
    TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2000-05-09
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    TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2000-05-09
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    TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2000-05-09
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    TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) 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 26 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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 Matthew James Chester
Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2000-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

36 Tower Lane
Fulwood
Preston
PR2 9HP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CHESTER, Christopher Frank→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHESTER, Matthew James→
director · ~47y · appointed 2000-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-05-09 · resigned 2000-05-09
Resigned
TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-05-09 · resigned 2000-05-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-02-13