8BALL ENTERPRISES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC294507 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-15
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£344.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 -95% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £344,210
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,655 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 95% YoY
Cash YoY
-95%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£17k
↓ 95% YoY
Net Worth
£344k
↓ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 94% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£76k£151k£227k£302k£378kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£344.4k£358.1k
Current assets£22.2k£378.1k
Cash£17.2k£373.1k
Net assets£344.2k£357.9k

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
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-03-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-30
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  5. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2021-09-29
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  8. 2020-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  9. 2019-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-20
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-06-19
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  12. 2019-06-04
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  13. 2019-03-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  15. 2017-09-22
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-21
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-09-10
    ➖
    LASZLO, John resigned
    director
  18. 2014-04-26
    ➕
    LASZLO, John, Dr appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-04-26
    ➕
    MILLS, Ed, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2014-02-02
    ➖
    LASZLO, John resigned
    secretary
  21. 2014-02-01
    ➕
    MILLS, Ed, Dr appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-02-01
    ➕
    LASZLO, John appointed
    director
  23. 2014-02-01
    ➖
    MILLS, Ed, Dr resigned
    director
  24. 2014-01-01
    ➕
    LASZLO, John appointed
    secretary
  25. 2010-12-01
    ➖
    MILLS, Emma Jane resigned
    secretary
  26. 2006-09-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 2005-12-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 8BALL ENTERPRISES LTD
  28. 2005-12-15
    ➕
    MILLS, Emma Jane appointed
    secretary
  29. 2005-12-15
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2005-12-15
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2005-12-15
    ➕
    MILLS, Ed, Dr appointed
    director
  32. 2005-12-15
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2005-12-15
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Dr Ed Mills
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares16/03/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ed Millsceased 16/03/2026· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-12-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

33 Melbost
Point
Isle Of Lewis
HS2 0BG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

LASZLO, John, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2014-04-26
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Active
MILLS, Ed, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2014-02-01
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Active
MILLS, Ed, Dr→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-04-26
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Active
LASZLO, John→
secretary · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2014-02-02
Resigned
MILLS, Emma Jane→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-15 · resigned 2010-12-01
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-12-15 · resigned 2005-12-15
Resigned
LASZLO, John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-02-01 · resigned 2017-09-10
Resigned
MILLS, Ed, Dr→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-12-15 · resigned 2014-02-01
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-12-15 · resigned 2005-12-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property28/09/2006—
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Recent filings (68 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-22