9293 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09799505 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-29
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£8.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed technology with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £8,737
Very low cash
Cash position: £30

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£30
Net Worth
£9k
Current Assets
£10k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£8.7k
Current assets£9.5k
Cash£30
Debtors£9.5k
Net assets£8.7k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-07-31
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-07-31
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-12-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-27
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-10-27
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-10-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-03-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2015-09-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 9293 LIMITED
  20. 2015-09-29
    MELLOR, Lee Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-18

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lee Paul Mellor
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Sherwood Oxford Road
Frilford Heath
Abingdon
OX13 5NW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-18OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MELLOR, Lee Paul
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-09-29
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Recent filings (36 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-27