ALL ABOUT NEWTOWN CIC

💤Zombieactive
14860207 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-05-10
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
£-49
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Publishing of newspapers
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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, 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
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £49
Very low cash
Cash position: £99
Cash YoY
+9800%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£99
↑ 9800% YoY
Net Worth
-£49
↑ 57% YoY
Current Assets
£99
↑ 9800% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£114-£71-£29£14£56£99May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-49£-114
Current assets£99£1
Cash£99£1
Net assets£-49£-114

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-05-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALL ABOUT NEWTOWN CIC
  5. 2023-05-10
    WILLIAMS, Richard Thomas appointed
    director
  6. 2023-05-10
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

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 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-23

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Thomas Williams
Individual · British · DOB 07/1994 · age 32
75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control10/05/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58130 — Publishing of newspapers

Registered office

Uwch Yr Afon Glan Yr Afon
Llanfair Caereinion
Welshpool
SY21 9EA
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-23OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Richard Thomas
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-05-10
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Recent filings (6 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-29
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-05-10