8BIT IT LTD

💤Zombieactive
13448101 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-09
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 May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
  • 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 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
60
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£267£534£802£1k£1kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£389
Current assets£1.3k
Net assets£389

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-14
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-06-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 8BIT IT LTD
  9. 2021-06-09
    CALAP, Oguzhan appointed
    director
  10. 2021-06-09
    📄
    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 Oguzhan Calap
Individual · Turkish · DOB 11/1995 · age 31
75100%
75-100% shares09/06/2021

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
Incorporated2021-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

27-37 Station Road
Hayes
London
UB3 4DX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CALAP, Oguzhan
director · ~31y · appointed 2021-06-09
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Recent filings (12 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-06-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-06-09