101 MEDIA STREET LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14822693 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-24
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.
  • · Lifecycle stage: early → zombie
  • · Investment thesis: growth_story → zombie_hold
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "zombie"
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

  • Lifecycle stage: earlyzombie
  • ·Investment thesis: growth_storyzombie_hold
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£11.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 63110Data processing, hosting and related activities
  • 73110Advertising agencies
  • 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,777

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£12k
Current Assets
£19k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£11.8k
Current assets£19.3k
Net assets£11.8k

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 (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2025-11-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-26
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-09-19
    KOKONOGLOU, Thomas appointed
    director
  5. 2025-09-19
    DIAMANTOPOULOS, Ioannis resigned
    director
  6. 2025-09-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-09-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 101 MEDIA STREET LIMITED
  10. 2023-04-24
    DIAMANTOPOULOS, Ioannis appointed
    director
  11. 2023-04-24
    📄
    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 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-11-19: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ioannis Diamantopoulos
Individual · Greek · DOB 07/1973 · age 53
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/04/2023

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
Incorporated2023-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

178 Seven Sisters Road
London
N7 7PX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KOKONOGLOU, Thomas
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-09-19
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Active
DIAMANTOPOULOS, Ioannis
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-04-24 · resigned 2025-09-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-24