NOISE INC LTD

💤Zombieactive
07423063 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-29
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
£-67.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £67,902
Cash YoY
-28%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 28% YoY
Net Worth
-£68k
↓ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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-£68k-£54k-£40k-£26k-£11k£3kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-67.9k£-67.2k
Cash£1.9k£2.7k
Net assets£-67.9k£-67.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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  2. 2024-09-04
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  3. 2023-09-29
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  4. 2022-09-29
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  5. 2021-08-23
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  6. 2021-04-22
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    address · AD01
  7. 2020-08-06
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  8. 2019-09-20
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  9. 2018-09-24
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  10. 2017-10-30
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  11. 2017-08-15
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  12. 2017-01-09
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  13. 2017-01-09
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    address · AD01
  14. 2016-09-20
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  15. 2015-11-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-02-01
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    TURNER, Jane Elizabeth appointed
    director
  17. 2013-02-01
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    WHITE, Mark resigned
    secretary
  18. 2013-02-01
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    WHITE, Mark Koty resigned
    director
  19. 2012-12-10
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    DE RUITER, Kim resigned
    director
  20. 2012-12-01
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    COUGHLAN, James Francis resigned
    director
  21. 2012-11-27
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    TURNER, Jane Elizabeth resigned
    director
  22. 2010-10-29
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    Company incorporated
    As NOISE INC LTD
  23. 2010-10-29
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    WHITE, Mark appointed
    secretary
  24. 2010-10-29
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    COUGHLAN, James Francis appointed
    director
  25. 2010-10-29
    ➕
    DE RUITER, Kim appointed
    director
  26. 2010-10-29
    ➕
    TURNER, Jane Elizabeth appointed
    director
  27. 2010-10-29
    ➕
    WHITE, Mark Koty appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

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
Ms Jane Elizabeth Turner
Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

Spitalfields House
Stirling Way
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 2FX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

TURNER, Jane Elizabeth→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITE, Mark→
secretary · appointed 2010-10-29 · resigned 2013-02-01
Resigned
COUGHLAN, James Francis→
director · ~43y · appointed 2010-10-29 · resigned 2012-12-01
Resigned
DE RUITER, Kim→
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-10-29 · resigned 2012-12-10
Resigned
TURNER, Jane Elizabeth→
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-10-29 · resigned 2012-11-27
Resigned
WHITE, Mark Koty→
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-10-29 · resigned 2013-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
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2025-09-30
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2024-11-26
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accounts · AA
2024-09-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-20