39 DIGITAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
12736097 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-13
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62012Business and domestic software development
  • 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
82
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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees1100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-08-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-08-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-08-05
    DEBNAM, Jamie resigned
    director
  6. 2025-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-12-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-08-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2024-08-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2024-07-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2023-08-08
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  17. 2023-03-27
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  18. 2023-03-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2023-03-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2023-01-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2023-01-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  22. 2022-12-31
    DEBNAM, Daniel resigned
    secretary
  23. 2022-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2022-02-18
    DEBNAM, Daniel Paul Francis Mark appointed
    director
  25. 2020-07-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 39 DIGITAL LTD
  26. 2020-07-13
    DEBNAM, Daniel appointed
    secretary
  27. 2020-07-13
    DEBNAM, Jamie 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jamie Debnam
Individual · British · DOB 06/2001 · age 25
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/03/2023
Mr Daniel Paul Francis Mark Debnam
Individual · British · DOB 10/1990 · age 36
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/07/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jamie Debnamceased 19/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

1 Enterprise Road
Roundswell
Barnstaple
EX31 3YB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

DEBNAM, Daniel Paul Francis Mark
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-02-18
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Active
DEBNAM, Daniel
secretary · appointed 2020-07-13 · resigned 2022-12-31
Resigned
DEBNAM, Jamie
director · ~25y · appointed 2020-07-13 · resigned 2025-08-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25