EVOLUTION EXHIBITION PRODUCTION LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03778918 · ltd · incorporated 1999-05-27
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
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£98
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 23.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £98
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£23k
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£98
↑ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £16.0k | £18.6k |
| Current assets | £28.7k | £32.1k |
| Cash | £23.2k | £29.6k |
| Debtors | £3.1k | £168 |
| Net assets | £98 | £73 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-01-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-21➖FLAHERTY, Frances Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2021-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2003-03-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 1999-05-28➕FLAHERTY, Robert Anthony appointeddirector
- 1999-05-28➕FLAHERTY, Frances Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 1999-05-28➖BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-05-28➖BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs EVOLUTION EXHIBITION PRODUCTION LIMITED
- 1999-05-27➕BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-05-27➕BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Anthony Flaherty Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Frances Elizabeth Flahertyceased 21/01/2022· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
12 Tentercroft Street
Lincoln
LN5 7DB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-10
Last: 2026-05-27
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
FLAHERTY, Robert Anthony→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 1999-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FLAHERTY, Frances Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-05-28 · resigned 2022-01-21
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-05-27 · resigned 1999-05-28
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-05-27 · resigned 1999-05-28
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 04/03/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (75 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-01-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02