360 PUBLISHING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11833751 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-19
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
£-11.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 73120Media representation services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £11,618
Net assets shrinking
Down £20,685 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£12k
↓ 228% YoY
Current Assets
£80k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£12k£14k£39k£64k£89k£115kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£-5.7k£22.4k
Current assets£80.0k£114.6k
Net assets£-11.6k£9.1k

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 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-05-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-08-08
    JOHNSON, Richard Brian resigned
    director
  9. 2022-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-01-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-07-22
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2019-07-17
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  16. 2019-04-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-03-06
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2019-02-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 360 PUBLISHING LIMITED
  19. 2019-02-19
    ALLEN, Arlene appointed
    secretary
  20. 2019-02-19
    ALLEN, Michael Alexander appointed
    director
  21. 2019-02-19
    JOHNSON, Richard Brian appointed
    director
  22. 2019-02-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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: 2026-03-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Alexander Allen
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control19/02/2019

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
Incorporated2019-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Office 17 Buxhall Business Park
Buxhall Business Park
Buxhall
Suffolk
IP14 3DJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-04OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-18

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ALLEN, Arlene
secretary · appointed 2019-02-19
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Active
ALLEN, Michael Alexander
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-02-19
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Active
JOHNSON, Richard Brian
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-02-19 · resigned 2023-08-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-05