BEYOND DIGITAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08886944 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-11
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-1.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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
34 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,867

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£2k
↑ 86% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↑ 73% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£13k-£6k£2k£9k£17k£24kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£9.2k£340
Current assets£24.3k£14.1k
Net assets£-1.9k£-13.2k

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. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-10-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-02-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-02-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-29
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  15. 2016-09-28
    FULCHER, Kevin appointed
    director
  16. 2016-09-28
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  17. 2016-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-02-11
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    Company incorporated
    As BEYOND DIGITAL LIMITED
  19. 2014-02-11
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Kevin Fulcher
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
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
Incorporated2014-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

1 Brewery Close
Barker Business Park Melmerby
Ripon
North Yorkshire
HG4 5NL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FULCHER, Kevin
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-09-28
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Active
KAHAN, Barbara
director · ~95y · appointed 2014-02-11 · resigned 2016-09-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-20