10K LTD

💤Zombieactive
04506869 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-08
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£-4.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 1.8y

0/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
70 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,859

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£28k
Net Worth
-£5k
Current Assets
£29k
Current Liabilities
-£5k£2k£9k£16k£22k£29kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£-4.6k
Current assets£29.3k
Cash£28.0k
Debtors£1.3k
Net assets£-4.9k
Average employees0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
    WILKES, Thomas resigned
    director
  2. 2026-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-08-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-05
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2024-08-05
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2024-07-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-07-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2024-07-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-07-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-07-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-07-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-07-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2024-07-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2024-07-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2024-07-19
    REAVLEY, Benjamin William appointed
    director
  17. 2024-07-19
    NELSSON, Garry resigned
    director
  18. 2024-07-19
    WILKES, Thomas appointed
    director
  19. 2024-07-19
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Triple Point Advancr Leasing PLC
  20. 2024-07-19
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Garry Nelsson
  21. 2024-07-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Merino Management Limited
  22. 2024-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2011-08-08
    WILFRED T FRY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2006-04-18
    THE FRY GROUP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2006-04-18
    WILFRED T FRY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2005-05-03
    NOMINEE SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2004-05-11
    THE FRY GROUP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2002-08-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 10K LTD
  32. 2002-08-08
    NOMINEE SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2002-08-08
    NELSSON, Garry appointed
    director

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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Montadale Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Montadale Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
10K LTD
This company · 04506869

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
Montadale Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting19/07/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Garry Nelssonceased 19/07/2024· 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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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

Unit 163 Maple Leaf Business Park
Manston
Ramsgate
CT12 5GY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

REAVLEY, Benjamin William
director · ~34y · appointed 2024-07-19
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Active
NOMINEE SECRETARY LTD
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-08 · resigned 2005-05-03
Resigned
THE FRY GROUP
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-05-11 · resigned 2006-04-18
Resigned
WILFRED T FRY LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-04-18 · resigned 2011-08-08
Resigned
NELSSON, Garry
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-08-08 · resigned 2024-07-19
Resigned
WILKES, Thomas
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-07-19 · resigned 2026-01-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Triple Point Advancr Leasing
Triple Point Advancr Leasing PLC
A registered charge1 property19/07/2024
outstanding
Garry Nelsson
A registered charge19/07/2024
outstanding
Merino Management
Merino Management Limited
A registered charge19/07/2024
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Recent filings (70 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-08-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-07-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-24