317 CREATIVES LTD

💤Zombieactive
14814214 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-19
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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  • 90030Artistic creation
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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
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
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-03-31
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-04-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-03-18
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-05-16
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2023-04-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 317 CREATIVES LTD
  9. 2023-04-19
    BARNI, Stefano appointed
    director
  10. 2023-04-19
    📄
    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 Stefano Barni
Individual · Italian · DOB 09/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/04/2023

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
Incorporated2023-04-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

C/O Accounts And Finance Consultants Ltd 1000 Great West Road
Brentford
London
TW8 9DW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BARNI, Stefano
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-04-19
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Recent filings (11 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-05-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-19