50TH DEGREE LTD

💤Zombieactive
13290214 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-24
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
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 59112Video production activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

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

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-05-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-05-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-05-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-05-05
    TAYLOR, James Alex appointed
    director
  7. 2025-05-05
    TAYLOR, Laura resigned
    director
  8. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-02-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-03-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 50TH DEGREE LTD
  15. 2021-03-24
    TAYLOR, Laura appointed
    director
  16. 2021-03-24
    📄
    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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-06

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Alex Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
sig. influencesignificant influence05/05/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Laura Taylorceased 05/05/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

Suite 3 Hews Den
Mount Carbis Road
Redruth
Cornwall
TR15 2QQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

TAYLOR, James Alex
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-05-05
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Active
TAYLOR, Laura
director · ~40y · appointed 2021-03-24 · resigned 2025-05-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-28