50000 LEAGUES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10244560 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-21
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
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-11-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-11-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-11-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-11-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-11-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-03➖MOORE, William George Ashton resigneddirector
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-13➖CAMERON, Ewen James resigneddirector
- 2016-11-18➖LINK, Jon resigneddirector
- 2016-10-14➕CAMERON, Ewen James appointeddirector
- 2016-06-21🏢Company incorporatedAs 50000 LEAGUES LIMITED
- 2016-06-21➕SHACKELL, Gavin Charles appointeddirector
- 2016-06-21➕LINK, Jon appointeddirector
- 2016-06-21➕MOORE, William George Ashton appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Gavin Charles Shackell Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/06/2016 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr William George Ashton Mooreceased 03/11/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Jon Linkceased 03/11/2020· board control
- Ewen James Cameronceased 03/11/2020· board control
- Mr William George Ashton Mooreceased 03/11/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| ACCKNOWLEDGE (UK) LIMITED→ 04999494 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ADAM DRY IT LIMITED→ 08923836 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| AFFECT INTERACTIVE SPV2 LTD→ 15645345 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AFRICAN AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED→ 03233008 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| AFTERGLOW MEDIA LTD→ 10512447 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AGES LITERARY PROMOTIONS LTD→ 10950539 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AGILE GECKO LIMITED→ 07263032 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| AGONY & ECSTASY CREATIVE LTD→ 07653686 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AI DATA VISION LTD→ 14757981 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AI GENERATION LIMITED→ 16209213 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-06-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
22 Friars Street
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 2AA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
SHACKELL, Gavin Charles→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAMERON, Ewen James→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2016-10-14 · resigned 2016-12-13
LINK, Jon→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-06-21 · resigned 2016-11-18
MOORE, William George Ashton→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-06-21 · resigned 2020-11-03
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-11-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-11-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-11-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-11-13