ANTHONY THOMPSON (TRUMPET) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03535914 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-27
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-09-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2021-06-05
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    THOMPSON, David resigned
    secretary
  9. 2020-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-16
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-04-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 1998-03-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ANTHONY THOMPSON (TRUMPET) LIMITED
  18. 1998-03-27
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Anthony David appointed
    director
  19. 1998-03-27
    ➕
    THOMPSON, David appointed
    secretary
  20. 1998-03-27
    ➕
    WING, Clifford Donald appointed
    secretary
  21. 1998-03-27
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    WING, Clifford Donald resigned
    secretary
  22. 1998-03-27
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    BONUSWORTH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 1998-03-27
    ➖
    BONUSWORTH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 "THOMPSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
Mr Anthony David Thompson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

41 Love Lane
Half Acres
Castleford
West Yorkshire
WF10 5RY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

THOMPSON, Anthony David→
director · ~54y · appointed 1998-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMPSON, David→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-27 · resigned 2021-06-05
Resigned
WING, Clifford Donald→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-27 · resigned 1998-03-27
Resigned
BONUSWORTH LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1998-03-27 · resigned 1998-03-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-27