7TH WAVE PROJECTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04713083 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-26

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

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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

90030Artistic creation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	-100	-100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-06-18
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2022-08-12
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2021-10-18
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2020-06-24
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2019-05-02
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2018-04-30
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2017-12-04
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accounts · AA
2017-09-05
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SHERWOOD, Janice resigned
secretary
2017-09-05
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officers · TM02
2016-12-23
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accounts · AA
2016-04-20
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officers · CH01
2016-04-20
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2016-04-20
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officers · CH03
2016-04-20
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2013-03-26
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SEYMOUR, Eveline resigned
secretary
2013-03-26
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SHERWOOD, Janice appointed
secretary
2003-03-26
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Company incorporated
As 7TH WAVE PROJECTS LIMITED
2003-03-26
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SEYMOUR, Martin Neil appointed
director
2003-03-26
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SEYMOUR, Eveline appointed
secretary
2003-03-26
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CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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2003-03-26
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CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2003-03-26
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CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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2003-03-26
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CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

93/100

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Martin Neil Seymour Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Janice Ellen Sherwood Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-03-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

Poachers Cottage Front Street

Ilmington

Shipston-On-Stour

Warks

CV36 4QP

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-09

Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SEYMOUR, Martin Neil→

director · ~60y · appointed 2003-03-26

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Active

SEYMOUR, Eveline→

secretary · appointed 2003-03-26 · resigned 2013-03-26

Resigned

SHERWOOD, Janice→

secretary · appointed 2013-03-26 · resigned 2017-09-05

Resigned

CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-26 · resigned 2003-03-26

Resigned

CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-26 · resigned 2003-03-26

Resigned

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