BEYOND THE BINARY LTD

💤Zombieactive
14360221 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-16
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-59
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (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, 1 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
11 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £59
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£59
↓ 1375% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 102% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£59£446£951£1k£2k£2kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£2.5k£1.2k
Current assets£2.5k£1.2k
Net assets£-59£-4

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

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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-12-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-12-22
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    elect-to-keep-the-directors-register-information-on-the-public-register
    officers · EH01
  7. 2023-08-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-09-16
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    Company incorporated
    As BEYOND THE BINARY LTD
  9. 2022-09-16
    LYNAM, Alex Jay, Mx appointed
    director
  10. 2022-09-16
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    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
Mx Alex Jay Lynam
Individual · British · DOB 10/1995 · age 31
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/09/2022

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
Incorporated2022-09-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

28 St. Davids Crescent
Newport
NP20 3AW
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LYNAM, Alex Jay, Mx
director · ~31y · appointed 2022-09-16
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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-22
elect-to-keep-the-directors-register-information-on-the-public-register
officers · EH01
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-09-16