57 LIVE LTD

💤Zombieactive
06543993 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-26
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£827.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
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
54 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £827,414
Cash YoY
+28%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.2m
↑ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£827k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↑ 8.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£257k£514k£770k£1.0m£1.3mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.10M£913.7k
Current assets£1.28M£1.18M
Cash£1.19M£926.6k
Debtors£97.5k£257.4k
Net assets£827.4k£638.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-04-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-03-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-03-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-10
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-31
    ➖
    BOOTH, Glyn resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-03-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 57 LIVE LTD
  19. 2008-03-26
    ➕
    BRIGGS, William Matthew appointed
    director
  20. 2008-03-26
    ➕
    BOOTH, Glyn appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-03-26
    ➕
    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-03-26
    ➖
    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-03-26
    ➕
    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2008-03-26
    ➖
    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    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 18 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 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 William Matthew Briggs
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2008-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2nd Floor 138-140 Southwark Street
London
SE1 0SW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BRIGGS, William Matthew→
director · ~47y · appointed 2008-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOOTH, Glyn→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-26 · resigned 2017-01-31
Resigned
ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-26 · resigned 2008-03-26
Resigned
ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-03-26 · resigned 2008-03-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06