13FIELDS LTD

💤Zombieactive
09721793 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-06
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£203.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
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: strategic trade sale (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, 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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
54 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 £203,212

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£203k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£206k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£41k£83k£124k£165k£206kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£203.2k£169.4k
Current assets£206.4k£205.8k
Net assets£203.2k£169.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-02-01
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  3. 2024-01-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2024-01-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-01-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-01-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-01-02
    MCDONOUGH, Paul Michael resigned
    director
  8. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-09
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2021-09-09
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2021-09-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2021-02-17
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-12-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-11-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2020-11-20
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    capital · SH02
  19. 2020-11-20
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2020-11-20
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  21. 2019-02-20
    MCDONOUGH, Paul Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2015-08-06
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    Company incorporated
    As 13FIELDS LTD
  23. 2015-08-06
    MCCALLION, Jamie 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

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

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

🏛️
Paragein Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
13FIELDS LTD
This company · 09721793

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
Paragein Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/01/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Paul Michael Mcdonoughceased 02/01/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Ms Jamie Mccallionceased 02/01/2024· 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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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Tramshed Tech Unit D
Pendyris Street
Cardiff
Caerdydd
CF11 6BH
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCCALLION, Jamie
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-08-06
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Active
MCDONOUGH, Paul Michael
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-02-20 · resigned 2024-01-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-02-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-01-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-09-09