DIGITAL INSOMNIACS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC685424 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-08
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 59112Video production activities
  • 59200Sound recording and music publishing activities
  • 63120Web portals
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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 (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
    TRUMBLE, Jack Alexander resigned
    director
  2. 2025-11-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-08-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-03
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DIGITAL INSOMNIACS LIMITED
  10. 2021-01-08
    TRUMBLE, Janet Shirley appointed
    secretary
  11. 2021-01-08
    TRUMBLE, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  12. 2021-01-08
    TRUMBLE, Jack Alexander appointed
    director
  13. 2021-01-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 66 — 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 66. 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

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 Nicholas John Trumble
Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/01/2021

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
Incorporated2021-01-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities

Registered office

Uppat Farm
Uppat
Brora
KW9 6NL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

TRUMBLE, Janet Shirley
secretary · appointed 2021-01-08
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Active
TRUMBLE, Nicholas John
director · ~66y · appointed 2021-01-08
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Active
TRUMBLE, Jack Alexander
director · ~33y · appointed 2021-01-08 · resigned 2025-11-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-01-08