TOP LODER EDITING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC724168 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-23
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-12.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 59113Television programme production activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -56% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £12,219
Cash draining
Cash down 56% YoY
Cash YoY
-56%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£436
↓ 56% YoY
Net Worth
-£12k
↓ 141% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities
-£12k-£9k-£7k-£4k-£1k£2kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£-11.4k£-4.1k
Current assets£1.6k
Cash£436£985
Debtors£1.1k
Net assets£-12.2k£-5.1k

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
4
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-11-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TOP LODER EDITING LIMITED
  7. 2022-02-23
    LODER, Lauren appointed
    secretary
  8. 2022-02-23
    LODER, Kevin O'Brien appointed
    director
  9. 2022-02-23
    📄
    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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LODER" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kevin O'Brien Loder
Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/02/2022

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
Incorporated2022-02-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

7 Seton Terrace
Glasgow
G31 2HU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LODER, Lauren
secretary · appointed 2022-02-23
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Active
LODER, Kevin O'Brien
director · ~47y · appointed 2022-02-23
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Active

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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-02-23