AT SEA STUDIO LTD

💤Zombieactive
10174705 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-11
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-4.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,115
Cash draining
Cash down 99% YoY
Cash YoY
-99%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
↓ 99% YoY
Net Worth
-£4k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£100
Current Liabilities
-£8k-£5k-£2k£1k£4k£8kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-4.1k£-8.5k
Current assets£100
Cash£100£7.5k
Net assets£-4.1k£-8.5k

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 change-of-name
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-02-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-10
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2021-08-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2020-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-16
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2018-05-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-21
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  16. 2016-05-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AT SEA STUDIO LTD
  17. 2016-05-11
    WALKER, Amy appointed
    secretary
  18. 2016-05-11
    WALKER, Amy 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 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-04-30: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Amy Walker
Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/05/2016

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
Incorporated2016-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

56 Ditton Priors Industrial Estate
Ditton Priors
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
WV16 6SS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-24
Last: 2026-05-10

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WALKER, Amy
secretary · appointed 2016-05-11
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Active
WALKER, Amy
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-05-11
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23