$ ZERO X LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15092367 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-23
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
17 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
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 capital
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-01-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-06-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-05-08➖VINCENZI, Benoit resigneddirector
- 2025-05-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-13➕VINCENZI, Benoit appointeddirector
- 2025-01-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-14➕ATKINSON, David Charles appointeddirector
- 2023-11-14➖ATKINSON, David Charles resigneddirector
- 2023-11-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-23🏢Company incorporatedAs $ ZERO X LTD
- 2023-08-23➕MAGLIOCCHETTI, Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2023-08-23➕ATKINSON, David Charles appointeddirector
- 2023-08-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Nicholas Magliocchetti Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/08/2023 |
Mr David Charles Atkinson Individual · Australian · DOB 06/1980 · age 46 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 14/11/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Charles Atkinsonceased 14/11/2023· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
20 Wenlock Road
London
N1 7GU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
ATKINSON, David Charles→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAGLIOCCHETTI, Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ATKINSON, David Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-08-23 · resigned 2023-11-14
VINCENZI, Benoit→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2025-01-13 · resigned 2025-05-08
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Recent filings (17 total)
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-05-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-14