CODE COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07383157 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-21
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (79/100)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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
58 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
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
5
filings
- • 4 accounts
- • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 4 accounts
- • 2 gazette
Last 180 days
12
filings
- • 4 accounts
- • 3 gazette
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-06-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-06-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-03-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-11📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-03-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-09-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-09-09📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-08-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-06➖STINSON, Paul resignedsecretary
- 2020-10-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-10-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-04➖BENSLEY, Zak resigneddirector
- 2020-10-03➖BENSLEY, Ilona Joy resigneddirector
- 2017-10-01➕BENSLEY, Ilona Joy appointeddirector
- 2016-02-20➕BENSLEY, Zak appointeddirector
- 2010-09-21🏢Company incorporatedAs CODE COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING LIMITED
- 2010-09-21➕STINSON, Theresa appointeddirector
- 2010-09-21➕STINSON, Paul appointedsecretary
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 16 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 16 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Theresa Stinson Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| ARROW WEB SOLUTIONS LTD.→ 07678606 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| BEDNAL LIMITED→ 12582198 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| CHRIS FOOTS LTD→ 13224851 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CINEQUATIX LTD→ 15318381 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CITIZENS ADVICE ALLERDALE→ 04646727 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| COMMONALITY LIMITED→ 04197497 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| CONCISE CONSULTING LIMITED→ 03473386 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-09-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
Clint Mill
Cornmarket
Penrith
CA11 7HW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
STINSON, Theresa→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2010-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STINSON, Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-09-21 · resigned 2020-10-06
BENSLEY, Ilona Joy→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2017-10-01 · resigned 2020-10-03
BENSLEY, Zak→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2016-02-20 · resigned 2020-10-04
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Recent filings (58 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-06-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-21
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-04-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-26