FREEMAN PR LTD

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05958096 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-05
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Media representation services
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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, 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees2200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-11-20
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    HINDE, Samuel resigned
    director
  4. 2024-11-19
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2024-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-12-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-10-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-10-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2015-03-11
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    HINDE, Samuel appointed
    director
  20. 2008-09-01
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    WALLS, Alexander appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-09-01
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    RODDISON, John resigned
    secretary
  22. 2008-03-31
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    RODDISON, John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-03-31
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    WALLS, Alexander Dominic resigned
    secretary
  24. 2006-10-05
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    Company incorporated
    As FREEMAN PR LTD
  25. 2006-10-05
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    FREEMAN, Amanda appointed
    director
  26. 2006-10-05
    ➕
    WALLS, Alexander Dominic appointed
    secretary
  27. 2006-10-05
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    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2006-10-05
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    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2006-10-05
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    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  30. 2006-10-05
    ➖
    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FREEMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Amanda Freeman
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC73120 — Media representation services

Registered office

140 Longley Road
London
SW17 9LH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

WALLS, Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FREEMAN, Amanda→
director · ~63y · appointed 2006-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RODDISON, John→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-31 · resigned 2008-09-01
Resigned
WALLS, Alexander Dominic→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-05 · resigned 2008-03-31
Resigned
ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-10-05 · resigned 2006-10-05
Resigned
HINDE, Samuel→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-03-11 · resigned 2024-11-20
Resigned
ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-10-05 · resigned 2006-10-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29