BRANDEX MEDIA EUROPE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11974282 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-01
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-547
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
19 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 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £547

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£547
Current Assets
£172k
Current Liabilities
-£547£34k£68k£103k£137k£172kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£661
Current assets£172.0k
Net assets£-547
Average employees0

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-12
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-04-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-09-02
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2021-06-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-05-22
    HUGHES, Robert John resigned
    director
  12. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRANDEX MEDIA EUROPE LIMITED
  14. 2019-05-01
    STEEDMAN, Julian appointed
    director
  15. 2019-05-01
    HUGHES, Robert John appointed
    director
  16. 2019-05-01
    📄
    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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Julian Steedman
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/05/2019
Mr Robert John Hughes
Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/05/2019

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
Incorporated2019-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

The Union Building
Rose Lane
Norwich
NR1 1BY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

STEEDMAN, Julian
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-05-01
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Active
HUGHES, Robert John
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-05-01 · resigned 2021-05-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-04-26
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-09