SHOWDAY LTD

💤Zombieactive

NI683434 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-28

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 Oct 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

13 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-10-31	2024-10-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand

2026-05-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-13
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-24
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-10-28
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Company incorporated
As SHOWDAY LTD
2021-10-28
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CAFOLLA, Damiano appointed
director
2021-10-28
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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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Damiano Cafolla Individual · Irish · DOB 10/1983 · age 43	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	28/10/2021

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

Incorporated2021-10-28

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

8 Knockbreda Road

Belfast

County Antrim

BT6 0JA

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-10

Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CAFOLLA, Damiano→

director · ~43y · appointed 2021-10-28

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Active

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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2026-05-01

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2026-02-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-03

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2026-01-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-07-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-06-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-02-16

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2023-02-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-08

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2023-01-24

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2021-10-28