GAMEHOSTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07028277 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-3.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: high (81/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
51 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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,937

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£4k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£6k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£4k-£2k-£57£2k£4k£6kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-3.9k£-3.9k
Current assets£5.8k£5.8k
Debtors£5.8k£5.8k
Net assets£-3.9k£-3.9k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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  2. 2025-12-03
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  3. 2025-12-03
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  4. 2025-12-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-12-31
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  6. 2023-12-12
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  7. 2022-12-23
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  8. 2022-01-21
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  9. 2021-03-31
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  10. 2019-12-28
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  11. 2019-09-24
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  12. 2018-09-28
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  13. 2017-09-26
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  14. 2017-09-18
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  15. 2017-09-18
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  16. 2017-09-18
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  17. 2017-01-01
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    HOLDGATE, Veronica resigned
    director
  18. 2017-01-01
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    PENROSE, Stephen John Bolitho resigned
    director
  19. 2017-01-01
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    WARD, Dave resigned
    director
  20. 2009-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As GAMEHOSTING LIMITED
  21. 2009-09-23
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    HUDSON, Anthony Albert George appointed
    director
  22. 2009-09-23
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    HOLDGATE, Veronica appointed
    director
  23. 2009-09-23
    ➕
    PENROSE, Stephen John Bolitho appointed
    director
  24. 2009-09-23
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    WARD, Dave appointed
    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 17 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 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Anthony Albert George Hudson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1990 · age 36
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Dave Wardceased 14/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Veronia Holdgateceased 14/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2009-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

The Chapel (Offices) Chapel Road
Tuckingmill
Camborne
Cornwall
TR14 8QX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HUDSON, Anthony Albert George→
director · ~36y · appointed 2009-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLDGATE, Veronica→
director · ~87y · appointed 2009-09-23 · resigned 2017-01-01
Resigned
PENROSE, Stephen John Bolitho→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-09-23 · resigned 2017-01-01
Resigned
WARD, Dave→
director · ~41y · appointed 2009-09-23 · resigned 2017-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-18