2M DIGITAL MEDIA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06501858 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-12
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-17.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 73110Advertising agencies
  • 74209Other photographic activities
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 60). 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 (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
41 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £17,276

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£17k
↓ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
£434
↑ 405% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£17k-£14k-£10k-£7k-£3k£434Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-112024-02-11
Total assets£-7.3k£-9.9k
Current assets£434£86
Net assets£-17.3k£-16.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-26
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  2. 2024-11-05
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  3. 2023-11-07
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  4. 2022-11-08
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  5. 2021-11-10
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  6. 2020-11-10
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  7. 2019-11-08
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  8. 2018-11-07
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  9. 2017-11-05
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  10. 2016-11-07
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  11. 2016-03-09
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  12. 2015-11-10
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  13. 2015-03-11
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  16. 2008-12-31
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    MARSHALL, Brian Neil resigned
    secretary
  17. 2008-12-31
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    MARSHALL, Brian Neil resigned
    director
  18. 2008-02-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 2M DIGITAL MEDIA LIMITED
  19. 2008-02-12
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    MADAN, Sanjay appointed
    director
  20. 2008-02-12
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    MARSHALL, Brian Neil appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-02-12
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    MARSHALL, Brian Neil appointed
    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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 Sanjay Madan
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest12/02/2017

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
Incorporated2008-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

57 Green Lane
Wyke
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD12 8LE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last made up to: 2025-02-11
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MADAN, Sanjay→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSHALL, Brian Neil→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-12 · resigned 2008-12-31
Resigned
MARSHALL, Brian Neil→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-02-12 · resigned 2008-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
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accounts · AA
2024-11-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
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2023-11-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-26
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2022-11-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
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2021-11-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-25