8BALL MARKETING LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14306931 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-19
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£3.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.5y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.5 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 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
15 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,506
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,463 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£4k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.5k | £5.0k |
| Current assets | £3.4k | £6.2k |
| Net assets | £3.5k | £5.0k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-11-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-09📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-08-31➕HACKETT, Stephen Eric appointeddirector
- 2025-08-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-05✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-12-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: 8 Ball Mail Order LTD
- 2022-08-19🏢Company incorporatedAs 8BALL MARKETING LTD
- 2022-08-19➕MASIAK, Mark Andrew appointeddirector
- 2022-08-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Eric Hackett Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/08/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Mark Andrew Masiakceased 18/08/2023· 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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| 202C LIMITED→ 13341230 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Mark Masiak
11 Ouse Lane
Towcester
NN12 6YJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HACKETT, Stephen Eric→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MASIAK, Mark Andrew→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-08-19
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | 8 Ball Mail Order 8 Ball Mail Order LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/12/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (15 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-09-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-07-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-19