JOLLY MUSIC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02766573 · ltd · incorporated 1992-11-20
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£108
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed leisure with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 90). 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 (65/100).

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, 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £108

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£108
Current Assets
£108
Current Liabilities
—
£0£22£43£65£86£108Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£108—
Current assets£108—
Net assets£108—

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
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-15
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-01-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-12-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-18
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-01-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2002-12-30
    ➖
    MCEWAN, Karen resigned
    secretary
  17. 1999-12-10
    ➕
    LITTLEWOOD, Christopher Robin appointed
    director
  18. 1999-03-01
    ➕
    MCEWAN, Karen appointed
    secretary
  19. 1998-08-01
    ➖
    LITTLEWOOD, Christopher Robin resigned
    director
  20. 1992-11-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JOLLY MUSIC LIMITED
  21. 1992-11-20
    ➕
    COX, Alan George, Sir appointed
    secretary
  22. 1992-11-20
    ➕
    COX, Alan George, Sir appointed
    director
  23. 1992-11-20
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1992-11-20
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1992-11-20
    ➕
    LITTLEWOOD, Christopher Robin appointed
    director

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 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100
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 90 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 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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: 2026-04-25

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sir Alan George Cox
Individual · British · DOB 08/1936 · age 90
——sig. influencesignificant influence05/12/2016

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
Incorporated1992-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

Flat 42 Basildon Court
28 Devonshire Street
London
W1G 6PR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-25OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-11

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

COX, Alan George, Sir→
secretary · appointed 1992-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COX, Alan George, Sir→
director · ~90y · appointed 1992-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LITTLEWOOD, Christopher Robin→
director · ~80y · appointed 1999-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCEWAN, Karen→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-01 · resigned 2002-12-30
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-11-20 · resigned 1992-11-20
Resigned
LITTLEWOOD, Christopher Robin→
director · ~80y · appointed 1992-11-20 · resigned 1998-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-28
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-09