ABC DIGITAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12636864 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-01
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-12-19
    PURI, Rishi resigned
    director
  4. 2024-12-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-11-05
    PURI, Rishi appointed
    director
  10. 2022-11-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-02-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-06-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABC DIGITAL SERVICES LIMITED
  15. 2020-06-01
    PURI, Gautam appointed
    director
  16. 2020-06-01
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    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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gautam Puri
Individual · British · DOB 10/1978 · age 48
75100%
75-100% shares01/06/2020

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
Incorporated2020-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

International House
64 Nile Street
London
N1 7SR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PURI, Gautam
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-06-01
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Active
PURI, Rishi
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-11-05 · resigned 2024-12-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-01-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-15