APPLIED STUDIOS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06927079 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-08
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
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
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees100100

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-22
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  3. 2024-02-23
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  4. 2023-05-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-05-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2020-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-28
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-21
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-22
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2017-06-21
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-06-10
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    MARSHALL, David Andrew resigned
    director
  15. 2017-04-18
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-04-14
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    MARSHALL, Matthew Charles appointed
    director
  17. 2017-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-07-13
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    GIGG, Joshua Kenneth resigned
    director
  19. 2012-07-13
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    MARSHALL, David Andrew appointed
    director
  20. 2012-07-13
    ➖
    MARTIN, James Edward Geoffrey resigned
    director
  21. 2010-12-30
    ➖
    MARSHALL, David Andrew resigned
    director
  22. 2010-10-16
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Matthew Charles resigned
    director
  23. 2009-06-08
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    Company incorporated
    As APPLIED STUDIOS LIMITED
  24. 2009-06-08
    ➕
    GIGG, Joshua Kenneth appointed
    director
  25. 2009-06-08
    ➕
    MARSHALL, David Andrew appointed
    director
  26. 2009-06-08
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Matthew Charles appointed
    director
  27. 2009-06-08
    ➕
    MARTIN, James Edward Geoffrey appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Matthew Charles Marshall
Individual · British · DOB 07/1990 · age 36
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest14/04/2017

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
Incorporated2009-06-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

15 Seton Road
Taverham
Norwich
NR8 6QE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last: 2026-05-22

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MARSHALL, Matthew Charles→
director · ~36y · appointed 2017-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIGG, Joshua Kenneth→
director · ~36y · appointed 2009-06-08 · resigned 2012-07-13
Resigned
MARSHALL, David Andrew→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-07-13 · resigned 2017-06-10
Resigned
MARSHALL, David Andrew→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-06-08 · resigned 2010-12-30
Resigned
MARSHALL, Matthew Charles→
director · ~36y · appointed 2009-06-08 · resigned 2010-10-16
Resigned
MARTIN, James Edward Geoffrey→
director · ~37y · appointed 2009-06-08 · resigned 2012-07-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-22