10AM MEDIA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09841430 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-26
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
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£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-07-11
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2023-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-10-14
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2021-10-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-10-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-07-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-02-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-10-26
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    Company incorporated
    As 10AM MEDIA LIMITED
  19. 2015-10-26
    AUDRESON, Michael Leonard appointed
    secretary
  20. 2015-10-26
    AUDRESON, Michael Leonard appointed
    director

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 70 — 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 70 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Leonard Audreson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1956 · age 70
75100%
75-100% shares08/10/2016

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
Incorporated2015-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

41 Byatt Walk
Hampton
Middx
TW12 3XF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

AUDRESON, Michael Leonard
secretary · appointed 2015-10-26
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AUDRESON, Michael Leonard
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-10-26
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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-11
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-10-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-14