MIDTOWN MARKETING LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC658027 · ltd · incorporated 2020-03-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: high (82/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
21 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£6k£12k£18k£24k£30kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£12.8k
Current assets£29.8k
Net assets£12.8k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-06-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-03-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2024-03-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-08-17
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2023-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-05-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-04-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As MIDTOWN MARKETING LTD
  16. 2020-03-23
    FOX, Edward David appointed
    director
  17. 2020-03-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edward David Fox
Individual · British · DOB 11/1987 · age 39
sig. influencesignificant influence23/03/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Fox Holdings Scotland Ltdceased 06/03/2024· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-03-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

33 Newmarket Street
Ayr
KA7 1LL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

FOX, Edward David
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-03-23
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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-05
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-14