GO ZEN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04757876 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£596
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other photographic activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (76/100)

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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £596
Net assets shrinking
Down £60 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£596
↓ 9.1% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 3.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£9k£14k£18k£23kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£4.5k£4.7k
Current assets£21.7k£22.5k
Net assets£596£656

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-31
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    LORDSHIP COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  4. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-05-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-19
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-16
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2019-10-16
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2018-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-19
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2017-07-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2008-06-18
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    BOUJBEL, Said resigned
    director
  19. 2008-06-18
    ➕
    JOSEPH, Gino appointed
    director
  20. 2008-06-18
    ➖
    JOSEPH, Gino resigned
    director
  21. 2004-05-07
    ➖
    DJELASSI, Ines resigned
    secretary
  22. 2004-05-07
    ➕
    LORDSHIP COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2004-05-07
    ➖
    DJELASSI, Ines resigned
    director
  24. 2004-05-07
    ➖
    LEMMENS, Mathilda Fransiscus resigned
    director
  25. 2003-05-28
    ➕
    LEMMENS, Mathilda Fransiscus appointed
    director
  26. 2003-05-09
    ➕
    DJELASSI, Ines appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-05-09
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-05-09
    ➕
    BOUJBEL, Said appointed
    director
  29. 2003-05-09
    ➕
    DJELASSI, Ines appointed
    director
  30. 2003-05-09
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2003-05-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GO ZEN LIMITED
  32. 2003-05-08
    ➕
    MEDLEY, Anthony appointed
    director
  33. 2003-05-08
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2003-05-08
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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 61 — 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 61. 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Medley
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/05/2017
Mr Anthony Medley
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest08/05/2017

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
Incorporated2003-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74209 — Other photographic activities

Registered office

69 A London Road
London
Greater London
SE23 3TY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-22
Last: 2025-05-08

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

MEDLEY, Anthony→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DJELASSI, Ines→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-09 · resigned 2004-05-07
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-08 · resigned 2003-05-09
Resigned
LORDSHIP COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-05-07 · resigned 2024-05-31
Resigned
BOUJBEL, Said→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-05-09 · resigned 2008-06-18
Resigned
DJELASSI, Ines→
director · ~50y · appointed 2003-05-09 · resigned 2004-05-07
Resigned
JOSEPH, Gino→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-06-18 · resigned 2008-06-18
Resigned
LEMMENS, Mathilda Fransiscus→
director · ~54y · appointed 2003-05-28 · resigned 2004-05-07
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-08 · resigned 2003-05-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-09
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2020-05-19