36EXP PHOTOGRAPHY LTD

💤Zombieactive
08369001 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-21
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other photographic activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-12-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-11-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-09-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-01-31
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  17. 2013-01-21
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    Company incorporated
    As 36EXP PHOTOGRAPHY LTD
  18. 2013-01-21
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    MASON, Andrew Nigel appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Nigel Mason
Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Tanya Noronha
Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/10/2023

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
Incorporated2013-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74209 — Other photographic activities

Registered office

C/O The Accountancy Partnership Suite 5, 5th Floor, City Reach,
5 Greenwich View Place
London
E14 9NN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MASON, Andrew Nigel→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-01-21
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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-01