ANGEL MEDIA LTD

💤Zombieactive
13279276 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-19
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-27.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £27,651

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£28k
Current Assets
£174k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£-20.6k
Current assets£173.6k
Net assets£-27.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-11-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-11-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-06-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-03-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANGEL MEDIA LTD
  13. 2021-03-19
    SQUIRE, Angela Elizabeth appointed
    director
  14. 2021-03-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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
Ms Angela Elizabeth Squire
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/03/2021

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
Incorporated2021-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

C/O Aspreys Accountants Ltd No. 5 The Heights
Brooklands
Weybridge
Surrey
KT13 0NY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SQUIRE, Angela Elizabeth
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-03-19
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Recent filings (17 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18