48H LIVE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06746370 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-11
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 May 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 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

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-05-31
Average employees100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-05-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-04-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-04-06
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    address · AD01
  10. 2022-03-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-03-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-11-11
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    Company incorporated
    As 48H LIVE LIMITED
  18. 2008-11-11
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    TASSONE, Roberto appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 Roberto Tassone
Individual · Australian · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
75–100%
—75-100% shares11/11/2016

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
Incorporated2008-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

First Floor, Lipton House
Stanbridge Road
Leighton Buzzard
LU7 4QQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

TASSONE, Roberto→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-11-11
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Recent filings (47 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-01