8BIT PLANET LTD

💤Zombieactive
12310334 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-12
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 Nov 2023
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47650
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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, 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Nov 2022Nov 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-11-302022-11-30

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-11-15
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-10-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-10-30
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-10-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-10-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-15
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-02-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-12-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-12-10
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-12-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-12-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-08-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-06-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-04-20
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2021-04-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2021-04-13
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2019-11-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 8BIT PLANET LTD
  21. 2019-11-12
    HALL, Thomas William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-08-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas William Hall
Individual · English · DOB 12/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/11/2019

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
Incorporated2019-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47650 — SIC 47650

Registered office

Unit D Nelson House
Rupert Street
Bristol
BS1 2PY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-08-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HALL, Thomas William
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-11-12
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Recent filings (26 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-02-01