365 DIGITAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12494330 · ltd · incorporated 2020-03-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 17230
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.6y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.6 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£14k£29k£43k£58k£72kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£72.5k
Current assets£3.2k
Net assets£72.5k

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
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-03-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2021-10-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Amicus Asset Finance Group Limited
  9. 2021-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-07-13
    WALMSLEY, Andrea Marina resigned
    director
  12. 2021-07-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-07-01
    WALMSLEY, Andrea Marina appointed
    director
  14. 2020-03-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 365 DIGITAL SERVICES LIMITED
  15. 2020-03-03
    STAPLETON, Conrad appointed
    secretary
  16. 2020-03-03
    STAPLETON, Conrad appointed
    director
  17. 2020-03-03
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Conrad Stapleton
Individual · British · DOB 01/1955 · age 71
75100%
75-100% shares03/03/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC17230 — SIC 17230

Registered office

Unit 8 Red Rose Court
Sunnyhurst Road
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 1PS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

STAPLETON, Conrad
secretary · appointed 2020-03-03
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Active
STAPLETON, Conrad
director · ~71y · appointed 2020-03-03
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Active
WALMSLEY, Andrea Marina
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-07-01 · resigned 2021-07-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Amicus Asset Finance Group
Amicus Asset Finance Group Limited
A registered charge1 property04/10/2021
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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-13