ASPYR MEDIA EUROPE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05073853 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-15
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Publishing of computer games
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-05-28➖H&C BUSINESS SERVICES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-05-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-18➕H&C BUSINESS SERVICES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-11-18➖MACINTYRE HUDSON LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-06-30➖THOMAS, David Martyn resigneddirector
- 2008-07-10➕THOMAS, David Martyn appointeddirector
- 2007-08-30➖PATEL, Vipul Raojibhai Madhabhai resigneddirector
- 2004-03-30➕ROGERS, Michael Allyn appointeddirector
- 2004-03-30➕STALOCH, Ted Patrick appointeddirector
- 2004-03-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ASPYR MEDIA EUROPE LIMITED
- 2004-03-15➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-03-15➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-03-15➕MACINTYRE HUDSON LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-03-15➕PATEL, Vipul Raojibhai Madhabhai appointeddirector
- 2004-03-15➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-03-15➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Embracer Group Ab is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Embracer Group Ab
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ASPYR MEDIA EUROPE LIMITED
This company · 05073853
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Embracer Group Ab Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/04/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Ted Stallochceased 01/04/2021· significant influence
- Mr Michael Allyn Rogersceased 01/04/2021· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58210 — Publishing of computer games
Registered office
Vaughan Chambers
Vaughan Road
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 4EE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
ROGERS, Michael Allyn→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2004-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STALOCH, Ted Patrick→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2004-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
H&C BUSINESS SERVICES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2016-11-18 · resigned 2019-05-28
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2004-03-15
MACINTYRE HUDSON LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2016-11-18
PATEL, Vipul Raojibhai Madhabhai→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2007-08-30
THOMAS, David Martyn→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2008-07-10 · resigned 2016-06-30
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2004-03-15
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Recent filings (81 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14