2FAR MEDIA LTD
💤Zombieactive
08204432 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-06
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-81.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
45 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £81,034
Cash YoY
+10406%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£9k
↑ 10406% YoY
Net Worth
-£81k
↑ 8.3% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 1177% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-41.1k | £-48.5k |
| Current assets | £8.7k | £683 |
| Cash | £8.7k | £83 |
| Debtors | — | £600 |
| Net assets | £-81.0k | £-88.4k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-10-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-10-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-13➖HOLDSWORTH, Colin Thomas William resigneddirector
- 2012-10-08➕AGBAJE, Abimbola Rukaya appointeddirector
- 2012-09-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 2FAR MEDIA LTD
- 2012-09-06➕HOLDSWORTH, Colin Thomas William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
58/100
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 14 years.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Abimbola Rukayat Agbaje Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Colin Thomas William Holdsworthceased 13/02/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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
Incorporated2012-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities
Registered office
320 City Road
London
EC1V 2NZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
AGBAJE, Abimbola Rukaya→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2012-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOLDSWORTH, Colin Thomas William→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2012-09-06 · resigned 2018-02-13
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Recent filings (45 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-18