8FOLDGOVERNANCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12085647 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-04
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£189.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £189,195
Cash YoY
+68%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£514k
↑ 68% YoY
Net Worth
£189k
↑ 158% YoY
Current Assets
£760k
↑ 67% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£152k£304k£456k£608k£760kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£208.3k£97.9k
Current assets£760.1k£455.7k
Cash£513.7k£306.2k
Debtors£246.4k£149.5k
Net assets£189.2k£73.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2026-01-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2026-01-26
    JOHNSON, Lyndon Eric resigned
    director
  6. 2025-06-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2025-06-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2025-06-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2025-06-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-06-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2025-04-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2025-04-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2025-03-11
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  15. 2024-11-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2024-11-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2024-10-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2024-10-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2024-07-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2024-03-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2024-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2023-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-07-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 8FOLDGOVERNANCE LIMITED
  24. 2019-07-04
    SPINKS, Adam Jonathan appointed
    director
  25. 2019-07-04
    JOHNSON, Lyndon Eric 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.)

Group structure

Aj Spinks Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Aj Spinks Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
8FOLDGOVERNANCE LIMITED
This company · 12085647

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aj Spinks Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/11/2024
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • 8foldhealth Ltdceased 26/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Lyndon Eric Johnsonceased 12/12/2022· board control
  • Adam Jonathan Spinksceased 12/12/2022· board control · 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
Incorporated2019-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Town Hall Platform 9
Church Road
Brighton And Hove
BN3 2AF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-29
Last: 2026-05-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SPINKS, Adam Jonathan
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-07-04
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Active
JOHNSON, Lyndon Eric
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-07-04 · resigned 2026-01-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-06-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-06-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-03-11