ROBERT FOSTER DESIGNS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06266506 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-01
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£16
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (77/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
53 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £16

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£16
~ YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£17k£22kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£2.1k£3.2k
Current assets£16.2k£21.5k
Net assets£16£16

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-06
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  5. 2023-06-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-10-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-10-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-24
    ➕
    GEORGE, Amanda appointed
    secretary
  16. 2017-05-24
    ➖
    SW SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2017-05-24
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2017-05-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2007-06-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ROBERT FOSTER DESIGNS LIMITED
  20. 2007-06-01
    ➕
    FOSTER, Robert Simon appointed
    director
  21. 2007-06-01
    ➕
    SW SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-06-01
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2007-06-01
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2007-06-01
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2007-06-01
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 "FOSTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

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 68. 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 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Simon Foster
Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68
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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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

Apartment 4 270 Degrees North
Esplanade Road
Newquay
Cornwall
TR7 1SY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GEORGE, Amanda→
secretary · appointed 2017-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOSTER, Robert Simon→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SW SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-06-01 · resigned 2017-05-24
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-06-01 · resigned 2007-06-01
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-06-01 · resigned 2007-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-18