PUZZLE TV LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC220225 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-14
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-06-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2001-06-14
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    Company incorporated
    As PUZZLE TV LIMITED
  18. 2001-06-14
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Andrew Robert appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-06-14
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Peter Lee appointed
    director
  20. 2001-06-14
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2001-06-14
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2001-06-14
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2001-06-14
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Peter Lee Williamson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter Lee Williamsonceased 01/06/2022· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2001-06-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

51 Rae Street
Dumfries
DG1 1JD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WILLIAMSON, Andrew Robert→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMSON, Peter Lee→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-14 · resigned 2001-06-14
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-06-14 · resigned 2001-06-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-08