COZY DIGITAL LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC413126 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-13
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£68.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £68,674
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£69k
↑ 7.4% YoY
Current Assets
£143k
↑ 9.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £83.6k | £75.6k |
| Current assets | £142.6k | £130.4k |
| Net assets | £68.7k | £63.9k |
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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-01-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-03-04➖HANNA, Michael resigneddirector
- 2021-03-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2013-07-25➖HANNA, Patrick Joseph resigneddirector
- 2012-06-11➕HANNA, Patrick Joseph appointeddirector
- 2011-12-13🏢Company incorporatedAs COZY DIGITAL LTD
- 2011-12-13➕LYONS, Graham Leonard appointeddirector
- 2011-12-13➕HANNA, Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Graham Lyons Individual · Irish · DOB 06/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 11/04/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Michael Hannaceased 04/03/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mr Patrick Joseph Hannaceased 11/04/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-12-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
30 Bankhead Drive
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH11 4EQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
LYONS, Graham Leonard→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2011-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HANNA, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2011-12-13 · resigned 2021-03-04
HANNA, Patrick Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2012-06-11 · resigned 2013-07-25
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Recent filings (50 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-04