LINKS LIVE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04217446 · ltd · incorporated 2001-05-16
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
84 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-06-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-05-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-08
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2024-07-08
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  8. 2024-06-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-06-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-05-31
    ➕
    TWEEDLEY, Andrew appointed
    director
  11. 2024-05-31
    ➖
    FOGELMAN, David Jason resigned
    director
  12. 2024-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-01-16
    ➖
    MACKENZIE SMITH, Hugo Duncan Thomas Torquil resigned
    director
  14. 2024-01-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-01-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-02-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-04-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-01-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-01-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-03-24
    ➖
    TRETHOWANS SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-06-01
    ➖
    DEMETRIOU, Margaret Chrsitine resigned
    secretary
  22. 2007-06-01
    ➕
    TRETHOWANS SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2007-06-01
    ➖
    DEMETRIOU, Andrew resigned
    director
  24. 2007-06-01
    ➕
    FOGELMAN, David Jason appointed
    director
  25. 2007-06-01
    ➕
    MACKENZIE SMITH, Hugo Duncan Thomas Torquil appointed
    director
  26. 2005-06-08
    ➕
    DEMETRIOU, Margaret Chrsitine appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-06-08
    ➖
    MILLER, Mary resigned
    secretary
  28. 2005-06-08
    ➕
    DEMETRIOU, Andrew appointed
    director
  29. 2005-06-08
    ➖
    MILLER, Michael resigned
    director
  30. 2001-05-19
    ➖
    BUSINESSLEGAL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2001-05-19
    ➖
    BUSINESSLEGAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  32. 2001-05-17
    ➕
    MILLER, Mary appointed
    secretary
  33. 2001-05-17
    ➕
    MILLER, Michael appointed
    director
  34. 2001-05-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LINKS LIVE LIMITED
  35. 2001-05-16
    ➕
    BUSINESSLEGAL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2001-05-16
    ➕
    BUSINESSLEGAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-07-08: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-07-08: change-of-name-notice

Group structure

Links Broadcast Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Links Broadcast Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
LINKS LIVE LIMITED
This company · 04217446

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Links Broadcast Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting31/05/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Scci Alphatrack Limitedceased 31/05/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2001-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

91 Brayards Road
London
SE15 2BQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last: 2026-05-16

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

TWEEDLEY, Andrew→
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEMETRIOU, Margaret Chrsitine→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-08 · resigned 2007-06-01
Resigned
MILLER, Mary→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-17 · resigned 2005-06-08
Resigned
BUSINESSLEGAL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-05-16 · resigned 2001-05-19
Resigned
TRETHOWANS SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-06-01 · resigned 2016-03-24
Resigned
DEMETRIOU, Andrew→
director · ~75y · appointed 2005-06-08 · resigned 2007-06-01
Resigned
FOGELMAN, David Jason→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-06-01 · resigned 2024-05-31
Resigned
MACKENZIE SMITH, Hugo Duncan Thomas Torquil→
director · ~54y · appointed 2007-06-01 · resigned 2024-01-16
Resigned
MILLER, Michael→
director · ~70y · appointed 2001-05-17 · resigned 2005-06-08
Resigned
BUSINESSLEGAL LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-05-16 · resigned 2001-05-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-07-08
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2024-07-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16