10FOOTBALLS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09766050 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-07
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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 (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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
23 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees00

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-30
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2023-01-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-01-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-09-07
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    Company incorporated
    As 10FOOTBALLS LIMITED
  14. 2015-09-07
    THOMAS, David appointed
    secretary
  15. 2015-09-07
    THOMAS, David appointed
    director
  16. 2015-09-07
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71
75100%
75-100% shares06/09/2016

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
Incorporated2015-09-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

West 2 Asama Court
Newcastle Business Park
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE4 7YD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

THOMAS, David
secretary · appointed 2015-09-07
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Active
THOMAS, David
director · ~71y · appointed 2015-09-07
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-22