24/7 COMMS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05079956 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-22
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-7.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
81 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,792
Cash YoY
+189%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£14k
↑ 189% YoY
Net Worth
-£8k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-6.8k | £1.3k |
| Current assets | £32.5k | £28.3k |
| Cash | £13.8k | £4.8k |
| Debtors | £18.7k | £23.5k |
| Net assets | £-7.8k | £-5.8k |
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
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-10-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-07📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-06-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-19➖HBJGW MANCHESTER SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-04-03➖AUSTIN, Ian Dafydd resigneddirector
- 2010-11-26➖CRAIG, Ian Alexander, Mr resigneddirector
- 2009-04-01➖ROE, Peter Stephen resigneddirector
- 2004-05-01➕MAWE-BION, Robert Douglas appointeddirector
- 2004-05-01➕AUSTIN, Ian Dafydd appointeddirector
- 2004-05-01➕CRAIG, Ian Alexander, Mr appointeddirector
- 2004-05-01➕ROE, Peter Stephen appointeddirector
- 2004-05-01➖HALLIWELLS DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-03-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 24/7 COMMS LIMITED
- 2004-03-22➕HBJGW MANCHESTER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-03-22➕HALLIWELLS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Douglas Mawe-Bion Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| 10ARCHITECT HOLDINGS LTD→ 12078405 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 12/23 ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD→ 07055471 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
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| 1ST RESPONSE LEGAL LTD→ 16965630 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1STOPFACILITIES LTD→ 16936893 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities
Registered office
10th Floor
3 Hardman Street Spinningfields
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3HF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
MAWE-BION, Robert Douglas→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2004-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HBJGW MANCHESTER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-03-22 · resigned 2016-04-19
AUSTIN, Ian Dafydd→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2004-05-01 · resigned 2012-04-03
CRAIG, Ian Alexander, Mr →
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2004-05-01 · resigned 2010-11-26
ROE, Peter Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2004-05-01 · resigned 2009-04-01
HALLIWELLS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-22 · resigned 2004-05-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (81 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-11
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-07-07