MOBIVATE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08339609 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-21
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
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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, 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£82k£164k£246k£328k£410kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£409.7k
Current assets£355.7k
Cash£78.7k
Debtors£277.0k
Net assets£409.7k
Average employees5

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-06-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-01-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-03-31
    BERMAN, Ari resigned
    director
  17. 2012-12-21
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    Company incorporated
    As MOBIVATE LIMITED
  18. 2012-12-21
    GISHEN, Bradley Grant, Mr. appointed
    director
  19. 2012-12-21
    BERMAN, Ari 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

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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. Bradley Grant Gishen
Individual · South African · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting02/05/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-12-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

1 Rosemont Road
Rosemont Road
London
NW3 6NG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last: 2025-12-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GISHEN, Bradley Grant, Mr.
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-12-21
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Active
BERMAN, Ari
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-12-21 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12