PIAS DIGITAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08311184 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 13.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.0y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
45 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-30➖POPE, Adrian resigneddirector
- 2025-09-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-09-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-11-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-28➖LAMBOT, Michel resigneddirector
- 2023-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-09-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-09-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-09-14🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-09-14🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-09-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-09-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-06-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-18🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Universal International Music B.V.
- 2021-05-18🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Universal International Music B.V.
- 2017-05-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Coutts & Company
- 2017-05-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Coutts & Company
- 2013-06-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Coutts & Company
- 2012-11-28🏢Company incorporatedAs PIAS DIGITAL LIMITED
- 2012-11-28➕HARTLEY, Nicholas appointedsecretary
- 2012-11-28➕GATES, Kenneth Bruno appointeddirector
- 2012-11-28➕HARTLEY, Nicholas Bruce appointeddirector
- 2012-11-28➕LAMBOT, Michel appointeddirector
- 2012-11-28➕POPE, Adrian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Lgs2 Srl is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Lgs2 Srl
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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PIAS DIGITAL LIMITED
This company · 08311184
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lgs2 Srl Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 08/09/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Universal Music Group N.V.ceased 08/09/2025· 75-100% shares
- Mr Michel Joseph Lambotceased 28/10/2024· 25-50% shares
- Mr Kenneth Bruno Gatesceased 28/10/2024· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation
Registered office
Lloyds Wharf
2 Mill Street
London
SE1 2BD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
GATES, Kenneth Bruno→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2012-11-28
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HARTLEY, Nicholas Bruce→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2012-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAMBOT, Michel→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2012-11-28 · resigned 2024-10-28
POPE, Adrian→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2012-11-28 · resigned 2025-09-30
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Universal International Music B.V. | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/05/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Universal International Music B.V. | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/05/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Company | A registered charge | 2 properties | 24/05/2017 | 14/09/2023 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Company | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/05/2017 | 14/09/2023 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Company | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/06/2013 | 14/09/2023 |
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Recent filings (45 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-09-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-09-14