MOONFROG LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC653616 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-05
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

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Investigation activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-11-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MOONFROG LTD
  8. 2020-02-05
    PROCTOR, Jonathan appointed
    secretary
  9. 2020-02-05
    PROCTOR, Jonathan appointed
    director
  10. 2020-02-05
    📄
    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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-18

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Proctor
Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/02/2020

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
Incorporated2020-02-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC80300 — Investigation activities

Registered office

Aspen House Dunkeld Rd Bankfoot
Perthshire
PH1 4AJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-18OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-04

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PROCTOR, Jonathan
secretary · appointed 2020-02-05
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PROCTOR, Jonathan
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-02-05
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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-02-05