66 DESIGN WORKSHOP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09412943 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-29
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
£3.58M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
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 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
34 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,577,138
Cash YoY
+59%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3.2m
↑ 59% YoY
Net Worth
£3.6m
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£3.8m
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£765k£1.5m£2.3m£3.1m£3.8mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£3.58M£3.01M
Current assets£3.82M£3.24M
Cash£3.16M£1.99M
Debtors£665.0k£1.24M
Net assets£3.58M£3.01M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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  2. 2026-01-30
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  3. 2025-01-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2025-01-24
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-23
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  6. 2023-01-19
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-21
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-27
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-30
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  10. 2019-01-30
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  11. 2019-01-30
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  12. 2019-01-30
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  13. 2019-01-29
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-01-29
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  15. 2019-01-29
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  16. 2019-01-28
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-03-31
    BUDETTA, Daniela resigned
    secretary
  18. 2015-01-29
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    Company incorporated
    As 66 DESIGN WORKSHOP LIMITED
  19. 2015-01-29
    FASANO, Angelo appointed
    director
  20. 2015-01-29
    BUDETTA, Daniela appointed
    secretary

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

50/100
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.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Vis Ventures Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Vis Ventures Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
66 DESIGN WORKSHOP LIMITED
This company · 09412943

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Vis Ventures Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting24/06/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Angelo Fasanoceased 29/01/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Ms Daniela Budettaceased 31/03/2018· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

Broom House 39/43 London Road
Hadleigh
Benfleet
Essex
SS7 2QL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FASANO, Angelo
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-01-29
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Active
BUDETTA, Daniela
secretary · appointed 2015-01-29 · resigned 2018-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-17