53 DEGREES EVENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

08205463 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-07

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 Jul 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

41 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-07-31	2023-07-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2025-07-02
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-01
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-01
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RUSS, Jon appointed
director
2021-04-01
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SHILTON-GODWIN, Peter David resigned
director
2020-10-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-09-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-09-06
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IQBAL, Sana resigned
director
2018-04-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-02-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-09-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-09-07
➕
IQBAL, Sana appointed
director
2016-09-07
➖
LINSEL, Josie Hannah resigned
director
2015-09-15
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LINSEL, Josie Hannah appointed
director
2015-09-15
➖
MACNEALL, Lee Anthony, Aspinall resigned
director
2014-09-01
➖
LATHAM, Benjamin George Fraser resigned
director
2014-09-01
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MACNEALL, Lee Anthony, Aspinall appointed
director
2013-07-01
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LATHAM, Benjamin George Fraser appointed
director
2013-06-30
➖
GRAHAM-HYDE, Edward resigned
director
2013-02-11
➖
RILEY, Elizabeth Jane resigned
director
2012-09-07
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Company incorporated
As 53 DEGREES EVENTS LIMITED
2012-09-07
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GRAHAM-HYDE, Edward appointed
director
2012-09-07
➕
RILEY, Elizabeth Jane appointed
director
2012-09-07
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SHILTON-GODWIN, Peter David appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

University Of Central Lancashire Students' Union is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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University Of Central Lancashire Students' Union

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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53 DEGREES EVENTS LIMITED

This company · 08205463

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
University Of Central Lancashire Students' Union Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence	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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-09-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Students' Union Building

24 Fylde Road

Preston

Lancashire

PR1 2TQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-04-30

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-21

Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

RUSS, Jon→

director · ~46y · appointed 2021-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GRAHAM-HYDE, Edward→

director · ~36y · appointed 2012-09-07 · resigned 2013-06-30

Resigned

IQBAL, Sana→

director · ~34y · appointed 2016-09-07 · resigned 2018-09-06

Resigned

LATHAM, Benjamin George Fraser→

director · ~38y · appointed 2013-07-01 · resigned 2014-09-01

Resigned

LINSEL, Josie Hannah→

director · ~34y · appointed 2015-09-15 · resigned 2016-09-07

Resigned

MACNEALL, Lee Anthony, Aspinall→

director · ~37y · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2015-09-15

Resigned

RILEY, Elizabeth Jane→

director · ~67y · appointed 2012-09-07 · resigned 2013-02-11

Resigned

SHILTON-GODWIN, Peter David→

director · ~65y · appointed 2012-09-07 · resigned 2021-04-01

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-04

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2025-07-02

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-07-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-06-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-05-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-12-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-03-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-21

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-04-14

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-04-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2020-10-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-09-09