ADDICTED CONTENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08505100 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-25
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£689
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: medium (78/100)

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £689
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,771 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£689
↓ 72% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 76% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£3k£4k£6k£7kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£689£2.5k
Current assets£7.3k£4.1k
Net assets£689£2.5k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-15
    FLATT, Stuart Andrew appointed
    director
  4. 2024-05-15
    FLATT, Stuart Andrew resigned
    director
  5. 2024-05-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-05-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-04-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-04-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ADDICTED CONTENT LIMITED
  19. 2013-04-25
    FLATT, Stuart Andrew 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Andrew Flatt
Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Rose Cottage Elsing Road
Lyng
Norwich
NR9 5RR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FLATT, Stuart Andrew
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-05-15
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Active
FLATT, Stuart Andrew
director · ~39y · appointed 2013-04-25 · resigned 2024-05-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-24