7MS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11422888 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62012Business and domestic software development
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. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-08-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-07-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-07-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-07-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-07-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-06-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 7MS LTD
  16. 2018-06-19
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    HARDING, Lyndsey Petra appointed
    director
  17. 2018-06-19
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    HARDING, Paul Andrew appointed
    director
  18. 2018-06-19
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lyndsey Petra Harding
Individual · English · DOB 07/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence19/06/2018
Mr Paul Andrew Harding
Individual · English · DOB 08/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence19/06/2018

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
Incorporated2018-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

2 Worcestershire Lea
Warfield
Bracknell
RG42 3TQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HARDING, Lyndsey Petra→
director · ~50y · appointed 2018-06-19
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Active
HARDING, Paul Andrew→
director · ~50y · appointed 2018-06-19
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Active

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-15