PRODUCED BY ALEX LTD
💤Zombieactive
09396046 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-20
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-14.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialist photography
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 90010Performing arts
- 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (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, 3 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
37 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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £14,734
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£15k
↑ 3.0% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-2.9k | £-2.4k |
| Current assets | £44.7k | £39.9k |
| Net assets | £-14.7k | £-15.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-18✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-09-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-01-21➖DUBERY, Francesca Emily resigneddirector
- 2023-01-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-01-20🏢Company incorporatedAs PRODUCED BY ALEX LTD
- 2015-01-20➕STEVENSON, Alexander Robin Christopher appointeddirector
- 2015-01-20➕DUBERY, Francesca Emily appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
50/100
Moderate signalSome 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alexander Robin Christopher Stevenson Individual · British · DOB 11/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Francesca Emily Duberyceased 14/09/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 3PTI LIMITED→ 16520660 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| ABUCON LIMITED→ 03655616 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
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| ACCELEREAST LTD→ 16799443 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACCRIO LTD→ 16566833 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACCURATE PAYROLL MANAGEMENT LTD→ 15539553 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACCUREX SOLUTIONS LTD→ 16391176 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACER SAFETY SERVICES LIMITED→ 05509741 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74202 — Other specialist photography
Registered office
Caseron Cloud Accounting Ltd
7 Swallow Drive
Stowmarket
Suffolk
IP14 5BY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
STEVENSON, Alexander Robin Christopher→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2015-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUBERY, Francesca Emily→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2015-01-20 · resigned 2023-01-21
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Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-09-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-09