365 DESIGN AND ADVERTISING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06103374 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-14
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 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.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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  3. 2025-01-31
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    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-05
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-01-10
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-03-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-01-21
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-03-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-02-10
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-10-31
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    AUSTIN, Ian Dafydd resigned
    director
  17. 2010-11-26
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    CRAIG, Alec resigned
    director
  18. 2010-10-08
    ➖
    HBJGW MANCHESTER SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2009-04-01
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    ROE, Stephen resigned
    director
  20. 2007-05-25
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    BION, Robert Douglas Mawe appointed
    director
  21. 2007-05-25
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    AUSTIN, Ian Dafydd appointed
    director
  22. 2007-05-25
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    CRAIG, Alec appointed
    director
  23. 2007-05-25
    ➕
    ROE, Stephen appointed
    director
  24. 2007-05-25
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    HALLIWELLS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2007-02-14
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    Company incorporated
    As 365 DESIGN AND ADVERTISING LIMITED
  26. 2007-02-14
    ➕
    HBJGW MANCHESTER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2007-02-14
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    HALLIWELLS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Douglas Mawe Bion
Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2007-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

Whitfield Buildings
188-200 Pensby Road
Heswall
Wirral
CH60 7RJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

BION, Robert Douglas Mawe→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-05-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HBJGW MANCHESTER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-02-14 · resigned 2010-10-08
Resigned
AUSTIN, Ian Dafydd→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-05-25 · resigned 2012-10-31
Resigned
CRAIG, Alec→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-05-25 · resigned 2010-11-26
Resigned
ROE, Stephen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-05-25 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned
HALLIWELLS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-02-14 · resigned 2007-05-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-31