24 SEVEN COMMUNICATIONS (HOLDINGS) LTD

💤Zombieactive
10609724 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-08
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
32 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees1100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
6
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 2 address
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 2 address
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 2 address
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-05-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-05-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-05-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-04-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2026-04-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-02-23
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2023-01-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-01-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2022-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-03-24
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2022-03-24
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-02-09
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2021-01-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-02-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 24 SEVEN COMMUNICATIONS (HOLDINGS) LTD
  21. 2017-02-08
    SAMUEL, David Anthony 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 9 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 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
David Anthony Samuel
Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/02/2017

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
Incorporated2017-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

4340 Park Approach
Thorpe Park
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS15 8GB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SAMUEL, David Anthony
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-02-08
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Recent filings (32 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-02-23