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💤Zombieactive
02928857 · ltd · incorporated 1994-05-13
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 59112Video production activities
- 59113Television programme production activities
- 59120Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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, 4 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,233
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£1k
↓ 132% YoY
Current Assets
£77k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.2k | £-532 |
| Current assets | £77.0k | £77.0k |
| Net assets | £-1.2k | £-532 |
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.
See pricing →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 (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-04-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-04-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-08-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 1996-06-04➕CAMPBELL, Elizabeth Freda appointedsecretary
- 1995-09-04➖NICI, Lia resigneddirector
- 1994-05-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AA AUDIO VISUAL LTD.
- 1994-05-13➕CAMPBELL, Adrian John appointedsecretary
- 1994-05-13➕CAMPBELL, Adrian John appointeddirector
- 1994-05-13➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-05-13➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-05-13➕NICI, Lia appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Elizabeth Freda Campbell Individual · British · DOB 01/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/01/2019 |
Mr Adrian John Campbell Individual · British · DOB 03/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/01/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities
Registered office
31 Baker Street
Weston-Super-Mare
BS23 3AD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
CAMPBELL, Adrian John→
Activesecretary · appointed 1994-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAMPBELL, Elizabeth Freda→
Activesecretary · appointed 1996-06-04
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CAMPBELL, Adrian John→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 1994-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-05-13 · resigned 1994-05-13
NICI, Lia→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 1994-05-13 · resigned 1995-09-04
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Recent filings (82 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-26
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-04-25
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officers · CH03
2023-04-25
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officers · CH01
2023-04-25
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officers · CH01
2023-04-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
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address · AD01
2023-04-25
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address · AD01
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