ALEXANDRA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00611442 · ltd · incorporated 1958-09-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-53.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 93). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 66.6y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 66.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £53,753

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£54k
↓ 3.0% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£54k-£53k-£53k-£53k-£53k-£52kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-53.8k£-52.2k
Net assets£-53.8k£-52.2k

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.

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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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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  2. 2024-06-10
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  3. 2024-01-12
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  4. 2023-07-31
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  5. 2023-07-31
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  6. 2023-07-31
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  7. 2022-05-17
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  8. 2021-08-24
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  9. 2020-09-23
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  10. 2019-10-08
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  11. 2018-12-05
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  12. 2017-12-12
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  13. 2016-12-08
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  14. 2016-06-09
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  15. 2015-12-10
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  16. 2012-05-31
    MILLARD, Iris May resigned
    secretary
  17. 1994-01-24
    GOLLEDGE, Geoffrey resigned
    secretary
  18. 1994-01-24
    MILLARD, Iris May appointed
    secretary
  19. 1994-01-24
    GOLLEDGE, Geoffrey resigned
    director
  20. 1993-11-09
    MALYON, David Howard appointed
    director
  21. 1993-11-09
    THOMAS, Barbara Evelyn appointed
    director
  22. 1993-11-09
    THOMAS, Gerald Cyril resigned
    director
  23. 1959-11-13
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Film Finance Corporation
  24. 1959-11-13
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Provincial Bank LTD
  25. 1959-11-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Provincial Bank LTD
  26. 1959-11-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Film Finance LTD
  27. 1958-09-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEXANDRA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 93 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 93 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 68 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Barbara Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 05/1933 · age 93
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated1958-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

Salisbury House
London
EC2M 5SQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-14
Last: 2026-05-31

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MALYON, David Howard
director · ~73y · appointed 1993-11-09
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Active
THOMAS, Barbara Evelyn
director · ~93y · appointed 1993-11-09
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Active
GOLLEDGE, Geoffrey
secretary · resigned 1994-01-24
Resigned
MILLARD, Iris May
secretary · appointed 1994-01-24 · resigned 2012-05-31
Resigned
GOLLEDGE, Geoffrey
director · ~99y · resigned 1994-01-24
Resigned
THOMAS, Gerald Cyril
director · ~106y · resigned 1993-11-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Film Finance Corporation
Agreement & charge1 property13/11/1959
outstanding
National Provincial Bank
National Provincial Bank LTD
Mortgage and general charge1 property13/11/1959
outstanding
National Provincial Bank
National Provincial Bank LTD
Charge over contracts1 property13/11/1959
outstanding
Film Finance
Film Finance LTD
Agreement1 property13/11/1959
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Recent filings (97 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-23