ABSTRACT MELD LTD

💤Zombieactive
10989026 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-29
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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, 2 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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
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£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-01-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-04-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-12-01
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2023-09-16
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2023-08-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2023-07-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-05-10
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2023-05-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-10-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-10-11
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2022-08-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2022-04-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-03-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2021-10-09
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  21. 2021-09-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  22. 2017-09-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABSTRACT MELD LTD
  23. 2017-09-29
    PACILEO, James 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 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Pacileo
Individual · British · DOB 05/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/09/2017

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
Incorporated2017-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

3rd Floor 86-90 Paul Street
London
EC2A 4NE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-28OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PACILEO, James
director · ~39y · appointed 2017-09-29
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Recent filings (36 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-23
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-12-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12