THE CONTENT MARKETING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07083026 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-11-20
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
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
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: 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
24 officers (1 active, 24 linked, 22 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
109 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-04-15
    MEDEIROS, Vincent resigned
    director
  5. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2022-11-30
    CECETAITE, Edita resigned
    secretary
  8. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-08
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    address · AD01
  10. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-01
    CECETAITE, Edita appointed
    secretary
  14. 2020-04-01
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2020-03-30
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-03-27
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-03-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-03-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2020-03-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2020-03-17
    JOHN, Rob David appointed
    director
  21. 2020-03-15
    MASKELL, Catherine resigned
    director
  22. 2019-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-05-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2019-04-30
    BROADBENT, Clare Elisabeth resigned
    director
  25. 2019-04-30
    HIRSCH, Andrew Mark resigned
    director
  26. 2018-07-01
    ADAMS, Matthew Edward resigned
    director
  27. 2018-07-01
    KING, Sean Stephen resigned
    director
  28. 2017-05-07
    MASKELL, Catherine appointed
    director
  29. 2017-04-30
    HILL, Clare Emma resigned
    director
  30. 2016-01-01
    ADAMS, Matthew Edward appointed
    director
  31. 2016-01-01
    KING, Sean Stephen appointed
    director
  32. 2016-01-01
    MEDEIROS, Vincent appointed
    director
  33. 2014-09-30
    HUNTER, Steven Andrew resigned
    secretary
  34. 2014-09-30
    BOULTER, Matilda Rosemary resigned
    director
  35. 2014-09-30
    CAPLE, Jayne resigned
    director
  36. 2014-09-30
    HUNTER, Steven Andrew resigned
    director
  37. 2014-09-30
    JEFFERSON, Mark resigned
    director
  38. 2014-09-30
    O'CONNELL, Philip resigned
    director
  39. 2014-06-25
    SMEETON, Toby Justin resigned
    director
  40. 2014-06-24
    MACCONNOL, Martin Daniel resigned
    director
  41. 2013-11-01
    HUNTER, Steven Andrew appointed
    secretary
  42. 2013-11-01
    HILL, Clare Emma appointed
    director
  43. 2013-11-01
    HUNTER, Steven Andrew resigned
    director
  44. 2013-11-01
    O'CONNELL, Philip appointed
    director
  45. 2013-06-30
    GRAINGER, Keith Ian resigned
    director
  46. 2012-12-31
    FULLER, Patrick Vaughan resigned
    director
  47. 2012-11-01
    ALLEN, Alistair Fraser resigned
    director
  48. 2012-10-31
    HUTCHISON, Julia resigned
    director
  49. 2011-07-11
    BRUSH, Ellen Louise resigned
    director
  50. 2010-04-30
    WESTON, Henry George resigned
    director
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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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2009-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

150 Howitts Gardens
Eynesbury
St. Neots
PE19 2NU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20

Officers (1 active · 23 resigned)

JOHN, Rob David
director · ~37y · appointed 2020-03-17
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Active
CECETAITE, Edita
secretary · appointed 2020-04-01 · resigned 2022-11-30
Resigned
HUNTER, Steven Andrew
secretary · appointed 2013-11-01 · resigned 2014-09-30
Resigned
ADAMS, Matthew Edward
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2018-07-01
Resigned
ALLEN, Alistair Fraser
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-01-21 · resigned 2012-11-01
Resigned
BOULTER, Matilda Rosemary
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-01-21 · resigned 2014-09-30
Resigned
BROADBENT, Clare Elisabeth
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-01-21 · resigned 2019-04-30
Resigned
BRUSH, Ellen Louise
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-01-21 · resigned 2011-07-11
Resigned
CAPLE, Jayne
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-01-21 · resigned 2014-09-30
Resigned
FULLER, Patrick Vaughan
director · ~73y · appointed 2010-01-21 · resigned 2012-12-31
Resigned
GRAINGER, Keith Ian
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-11-20 · resigned 2013-06-30
Resigned
HILL, Clare Emma
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-11-01 · resigned 2017-04-30
Resigned
HIRSCH, Andrew Mark
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-01-21 · resigned 2019-04-30
Resigned
HUNTER, Steven Andrew
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-11-24 · resigned 2014-09-30
Resigned
HUNTER, Steven Andrew
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-11-24 · resigned 2013-11-01
Resigned
HUTCHISON, Julia
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-01-21 · resigned 2012-10-31
Resigned
JEFFERSON, Mark
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-01-21 · resigned 2014-09-30
Resigned
KING, Sean Stephen
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2018-07-01
Resigned
MACCONNOL, Martin Daniel
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-11-20 · resigned 2014-06-24
Resigned
MASKELL, Catherine
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-05-07 · resigned 2020-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (109 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-20