EBN-COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC507780 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-08
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£6.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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
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
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,739
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,528 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£693
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£37k
Current Liabilities
£0£7k£15k£22k£30k£37kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-292023-06-29
Total assets£19.0k£23.0k
Current assets£37.0k
Cash£693
Debtors£36.3k£38.2k
Net assets£6.7k£8.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-06-08
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    Company incorporated
    As EBN-COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
  14. 2015-06-08
    TEMPLETON, Elaine Susan appointed
    secretary
  15. 2015-06-08
    TEMPLETON, Brian appointed
    director
  16. 2015-06-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Mr Brian Templeton
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-06-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

43 Elm Park
Ardrossan
Ayrshire
KA22 7BZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-06-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

TEMPLETON, Elaine Susan
secretary · appointed 2015-06-08
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Active
TEMPLETON, Brian
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-06-08
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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-14