ACQUIRE SIGN LTD.

💤Zombieactive
10248408 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-23
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-05-22
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  3. 2025-11-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-10-27
    DIGUER, Yamina appointed
    director
  5. 2025-10-27
    DAVENPORT, Nick resigned
    director
  6. 2025-10-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-10-27
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2025-10-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-10-27
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-02-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-03-20
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2024-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-10-16
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2023-03-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-02-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-06-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACQUIRE SIGN LTD.
  20. 2016-06-23
    DAVENPORT, Nick appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

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
Ms Yamina Diguer
Individual · British · DOB 01/1999 · age 27
75100%
75-100% shares27/10/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Nick Davenportceased 27/10/2025· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2016-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32120 — SIC 32120

Registered office

10248408 - COMPANIES HOUSE DEFAULT ADDRESS
Cardiff
CF14 8LH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DIGUER, Yamina
director · ~27y · appointed 2025-10-27
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Active
DAVENPORT, Nick
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-06-23 · resigned 2025-10-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2026-05-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-31
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29