SQUIRE MUSIC LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02071912 · ltd · incorporated 1986-11-07
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£13.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -61% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,328
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,299 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 61% YoY
Cash YoY
-61%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 61% YoY
Net Worth
£13k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£18k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£15k£21k£26kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£13.3k£20.6k
Current assets£17.9k£25.8k
Cash£4.4k£11.4k
Debtors£13.5k£14.4k
Net assets£13.3k£20.6k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-02-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-02-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2021-11-03
    ➖
    GLOBAL COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2021-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-05-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-06-28
    ➖
    SQUIRE, Christopher Russell Edward resigned
    director
  19. 2015-06-27
    ➕
    SQUIRE, Scotland Isabel appointed
    director
  20. 2000-11-30
    ➕
    GLOBAL COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 1999-11-02
    ➖
    MEYER, Janine Marjorie resigned
    secretary
  22. 1994-11-07
    ➕
    MEYER, Janine Marjorie appointed
    secretary
  23. 1994-11-07
    ➖
    BAVINGTON CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 1991-07-01
    ➖
    SHAFTO, Robert James resigned
    director
  25. 1991-07-01
    ➕
    SQUIRE, Christopher Russell Edward appointed
    director
  26. 1991-07-01
    ➖
    STAINTON, Adrian Noel resigned
    director
  27. 1991-07-01
    ➖
    STAINTON, Marbin Thomas resigned
    director
  28. 1986-11-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SQUIRE MUSIC LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SQUIRE" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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 40 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
Mrs Scotland Isabel Squire
Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting07/02/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher Squireceased 07/02/2023· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated1986-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1st Floor, 104-108 Oxford Street
London
W1D 1LP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12
Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

SQUIRE, Scotland Isabel→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEYER, Janine Marjorie→
secretary · appointed 1994-11-07 · resigned 1999-11-02
Resigned
BAVINGTON CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · resigned 1994-11-07
Resigned
GLOBAL COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-11-30 · resigned 2021-11-03
Resigned
SHAFTO, Robert James→
director · ~88y · resigned 1991-07-01
Resigned
SQUIRE, Christopher Russell Edward→
director · ~78y · appointed 1991-07-01 · resigned 2015-06-28
Resigned
STAINTON, Adrian Noel→
director · ~66y · resigned 1991-07-01
Resigned
STAINTON, Marbin Thomas→
director · ~77y · resigned 1991-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (115 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-10