140DB MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05468643 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-01
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£10.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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, 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, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,480
Net assets shrinking
Down £56,504 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£10k
↓ 84% YoY
Current Assets
£97k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£26k£52k£79k£105k£131kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£30.7k£89.3k
Current assets£96.6k£131.1k
Net assets£10.5k£67.0k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-09-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-06-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-25
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-04-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2015-06-30
    ➖
    STAINES, Lorelie Marion resigned
    secretary
  18. 2005-06-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 140DB MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  19. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    EARLS, Rosalind Mary appointed
    director
  20. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    STAINES, Lorelie Marion appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-06-01
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Ms Rosalind Earls
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

5th Floor 111 Charterhouse Street
London
EC1M 6AW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

EARLS, Rosalind Mary→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STAINES, Lorelie Marion→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2015-06-30
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2005-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-30