DIGITAL BRICKS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC658416 · ltd · incorporated 2020-03-27
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£253.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 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
19 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 £253,249
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£253k
Current Assets
£281k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£282.5k
Current assets£280.9k
Net assets£253.2k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-22
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2024-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-17
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2023-04-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-04-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-03-26
    GONNELLA, John resigned
    secretary
  10. 2022-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-05
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2021-04-01
    GONNELLA, John appointed
    secretary
  15. 2020-03-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DIGITAL BRICKS LIMITED
  16. 2020-03-27
    SHERIDAN, Chris appointed
    director
  17. 2020-03-27
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-07-22: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Chris Sheridan
Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/03/2020

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
Incorporated2020-03-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

5/10 Dean Bank Lane
Edinburgh
EH3 5BS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SHERIDAN, Chris
director · ~51y · appointed 2020-03-27
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Active
GONNELLA, John
secretary · appointed 2021-04-01 · resigned 2023-03-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-04-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30