10 ZEBRAS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07669334 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-14
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-4.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £4,869
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£227
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
-£5k
↓ 92% YoY
Current Assets
£322
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£5k-£4k-£3k-£2k-£716£322Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-4.9k£-2.5k
Current assets£322£292
Cash£227£197
Debtors£95£95
Net assets£-4.9k£-2.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-09-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-10-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-10-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-10-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2019-07-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-04-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-04-04
    ➕
    LANGLEY, Martin appointed
    director
  20. 2019-04-04
    ➖
    WILSON, Catherine resigned
    director
  21. 2011-06-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 10 ZEBRAS LIMITED
  22. 2011-06-14
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  23. 2011-06-14
    ➖
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director
  24. 2011-06-14
    ➕
    WILSON, Catherine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin Langley
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/06/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Catherine Wilsonceased 07/06/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2011-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

17 Sawyers Lawn
West Ealing
London
W13 0JP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

LANGLEY, Martin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-06-14 · resigned 2011-06-14
Resigned
WILSON, Catherine→
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-06-14 · resigned 2019-04-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28