608 SKATESHOP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11054360 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47640
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47710Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
  • 47721Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,674
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,283 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£7k£13k£20k£27k£34kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.7k£3.0k
Current assets£25.6k£33.6k
Cash£2.0k
Debtors£572£2.6k
Net assets£1.7k£3.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-30
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-01-30
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-01-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-01-27
    HARDS, Samuel James resigned
    director
  9. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-04-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-04-01
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2021-03-20
    📄
    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  17. 2021-03-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-03-01
    HARDS, Samuel James appointed
    director
  19. 2020-12-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-11-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 608 SKATESHOP LIMITED
  21. 2017-11-08
    CASTLE, Stephen James 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen James Castle
Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting08/11/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Samuel James Hardsceased 27/01/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2017-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47640 — SIC 47640

Registered office

115 Parkstone Road
Poole
BH15 2PB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CASTLE, Stephen James
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-11-08
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Active
HARDS, Samuel James
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-03-01 · resigned 2024-01-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11