CUMBRIAN LOCAL PUBLICATIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
06387687 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-02
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£-39.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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 (78/100)

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 (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
73 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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £39,789

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£40k
↑ 6.4% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£42k-£42k-£41k-£41k-£40k-£40kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£-37.9k£-39.3k
Net assets£-39.8k£-42.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-11-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-11-14
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2020-11-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-11-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-11-12
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2020-11-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-11-12
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-11-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2010-09-28
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    QUINN, Charlotte Sophie appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-09-28
    ➖
    OBRIEN, John James resigned
    secretary
  21. 2010-09-28
    ➖
    OBRIEN, John James resigned
    director
  22. 2007-10-08
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2007-10-08
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2007-10-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CUMBRIAN LOCAL PUBLICATIONS LTD
  25. 2007-10-02
    ➕
    QUINN, Lee appointed
    director
  26. 2007-10-02
    ➕
    OBRIEN, John James appointed
    secretary
  27. 2007-10-02
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2007-10-02
    ➕
    OBRIEN, John James appointed
    director
  29. 2007-10-02
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +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 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Charlotte Sophie Quinn
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/01/2019
Mr Lee Quinn
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 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
Incorporated2007-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities

Registered office

11 Devonshire Street
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 7SR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

QUINN, Charlotte Sophie→
secretary · appointed 2010-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
QUINN, Lee→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OBRIEN, John James→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-02 · resigned 2010-09-28
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-10-02 · resigned 2007-10-08
Resigned
OBRIEN, John James→
director · ~72y · appointed 2007-10-02 · resigned 2010-09-28
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-10-02 · resigned 2007-10-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-14