EFFECTIVE CREATIVE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC533596 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-25
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-8.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,389

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£8k
↓ 9.5% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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-£8k-£8k-£8k-£8k-£8k-£8kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-7.2k£-5.0k
Net assets£-8.4k£-7.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-12-18
    ➖
    MONAGHAN, Ryan John, Mr. resigned
    director
  4. 2025-12-18
    ➖
    O'KANE, Christopher Anthony, Mr. resigned
    director
  5. 2025-12-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-12-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-12-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-07-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-07-18
    ➖
    SOMERVILLE, Christopher Somerville resigned
    director
  10. 2025-04-04
    ➕
    MONAGHAN, Margaret appointed
    director
  11. 2025-04-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2025-02-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2025-02-03
    ➕
    O'KANE, Christopher Anthony, Mr. appointed
    director
  14. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2024-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-07-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2023-07-01
    ➕
    SOMERVILLE, Christopher Somerville appointed
    director
  18. 2023-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-05-27
    ➖
    O'KANE, Christopher Anthony, Mr. resigned
    director
  21. 2021-05-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2021-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-02-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2020-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2019-03-22
    ➕
    MONAGHAN, Ryan John, Mr. appointed
    director
  26. 2019-03-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2017-11-19
    ➖
    MONAGHAN, Ryan resigned
    director
  28. 2017-11-19
    ➕
    O'KANE, Christopher Anthony, Mr. appointed
    director
  29. 2016-04-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EFFECTIVE CREATIVE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  30. 2016-04-25
    ➕
    MONAGHAN, Ryan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MONAGHAN, Ryan John, Mr. resigned 2025-12-18; O'KANE, Christopher Anthony, Mr. resigned 2025-12-18; SOMERVILLE, Christopher Somerville resigned 2025-07-18

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Margaret Monaghan
Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence18/12/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ryan Monaghanceased 18/12/2025· 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
Incorporated2016-04-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

21 Forbes Place
Paisley
PA1 1UT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-08
Last: 2025-04-24

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MONAGHAN, Margaret→
director · ~67y · appointed 2025-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MONAGHAN, Ryan John, Mr.→
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-03-22 · resigned 2025-12-18
Resigned
MONAGHAN, Ryan→
director · ~38y · appointed 2016-04-25 · resigned 2017-11-19
Resigned
O'KANE, Christopher Anthony, Mr.→
director · ~67y · appointed 2025-02-03 · resigned 2025-12-18
Resigned
O'KANE, Christopher Anthony, Mr.→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-11-19 · resigned 2021-05-27
Resigned
SOMERVILLE, Christopher Somerville→
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-07-01 · resigned 2025-07-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-25