GHOST INNOVATIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11172919 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-26
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 58290Other software publishing
  • 71129Other engineering activities
  • 78109Other activities of employment placement agencies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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, 4 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
24 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-11-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-10-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-01-01
    DUFFIELD, Malachi resigned
    director
  12. 2019-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-09-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-03-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-01-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GHOST INNOVATIONS LTD
  17. 2018-01-26
    GIBANY, Nadia appointed
    director
  18. 2018-01-26
    DUFFIELD, Malachi appointed
    director
  19. 2018-01-26
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Nadia Gibany
Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45
sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest10/12/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Malachi Duffieldceased 01/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2018-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

Units 3&4 North Street
Middlesbrough
TS6 6AN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GIBANY, Nadia
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-01-26
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Active
DUFFIELD, Malachi
director · ~42y · appointed 2018-01-26 · resigned 2020-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-30