20-20 EVENTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07118941 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-07
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 May 2025
Net worth
£3.06M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 13.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £3,055,840
Cash YoY
+100%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£374k
↑ 100% YoY
Net Worth
£3.1m
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£2.7m
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.08M | £2.78M |
| Current assets | £2.75M | £2.39M |
| Cash | £373.6k | £186.7k |
| Debtors | £1.27M | £1.15M |
| Net assets | £3.06M | £2.77M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-06-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-01➕CUNNINGHAM, Anne appointedsecretary
- 2016-01-01➕CUNNINGHAM, Anne appointeddirector
- 2016-01-01➖CUNNINGHAM, Anne resigneddirector
- 2012-07-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-05-15➕CUNNINGHAM, Stephen Anthony appointeddirector
- 2011-05-15➖GOODMAN, Frances resigneddirector
- 2010-06-14➕GOODMAN, Frances appointeddirector
- 2010-06-11➕MACHAN, Martin William appointeddirector
- 2010-06-11➖MACHAN, Martin William resigneddirector
- 2010-06-11➖MACHAN, Martin William resigneddirector
- 2010-01-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 20-20 EVENTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2010-01-07➕MACHAN, Martin William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Cunningham Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Ms Anne Cunningham Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 57 CHESTERTON ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 13783283 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
4 Warple Mews
Warple Way
London
W3 0RF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
CUNNINGHAM, Stephen Anthony→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2011-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CUNNINGHAM, Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2016-01-01
GOODMAN, Frances→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2010-06-14 · resigned 2011-05-15
MACHAN, Martin William→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2010-06-11 · resigned 2010-06-11
MACHAN, Martin William→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2010-01-07 · resigned 2010-06-11
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/07/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (57 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-14