10ZIG TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05601056 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-24
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26200
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 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.

Key financials

1 year 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 · FRS 102
Metric2023-12-31
Average employees1600

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
    ➕
    GREENWAY, Kevin appointed
    director
  2. 2025-09-24
    ➖
    PLADGEMAN, David Anthony resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-09-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-09-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-08-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-08-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-08-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-10-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-10-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-12-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-10-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-10-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2019-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  21. 2007-02-01
    ➕
    PLADGEMAN, David Anthony appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-02-01
    ➖
    PLADGEMAN, Stuart Lee resigned
    secretary
  23. 2006-09-30
    ➖
    BROCCARDO, Franco resigned
    secretary
  24. 2006-09-30
    ➕
    PLADGEMAN, Stuart Lee appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-09-30
    ➖
    BROCCARDO, Franco resigned
    director
  26. 2005-10-24
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    Company incorporated
    As 10ZIG TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
  27. 2005-10-24
    ➕
    PLADGEMAN, Martin Patrick appointed
    director
  28. 2005-10-24
    ➕
    BROCCARDO, Franco appointed
    secretary
  29. 2005-10-24
    ➕
    BROCCARDO, Franco appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin Patrick Pladgeman
Individual · American · DOB 05/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Jacquleine Anne Pladgeman
Individual · American · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26200 — SIC 26200

Registered office

7 Highcliffe Road
Hamilton
Leicester
LE5 1TY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

GREENWAY, Kevin→
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PLADGEMAN, Martin Patrick→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROCCARDO, Franco→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-24 · resigned 2006-09-30
Resigned
PLADGEMAN, David Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-01 · resigned 2025-09-24
Resigned
PLADGEMAN, Stuart Lee→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-30 · resigned 2007-02-01
Resigned
BROCCARDO, Franco→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-10-24 · resigned 2006-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27