BIG FISH CREATIVE LIMITED

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03797362 · ltd · incorporated 1999-06-28
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£22.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
74 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £22,624
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,538 YoY
Cash YoY
+57%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£86k
↑ 57% YoY
Net Worth
£23k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£97k
↑ 70% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£19k£39k£58k£77k£97kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£22.6k£27.2k
Current assets£96.5k£56.9k
Cash£86.1k£55.0k
Debtors£10.4k£1.9k
Net assets£22.6k£27.2k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-06-16
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-06
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2005-05-31
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    ALABASTER, Joanne Rachel appointed
    secretary
  17. 2005-05-31
    ➖
    WHEELER, Alan Richard resigned
    secretary
  18. 2005-05-31
    ➖
    WHEELER, Alan Richard resigned
    director
  19. 2005-05-31
    ➖
    WHYLES, Nicholas John resigned
    director
  20. 1999-06-28
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    Company incorporated
    As BIG FISH CREATIVE LIMITED
  21. 1999-06-28
    ➕
    ALABASTER, Marc appointed
    director
  22. 1999-06-28
    ➕
    WHEELER, Alan Richard appointed
    secretary
  23. 1999-06-28
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1999-06-28
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1999-06-28
    ➕
    WHEELER, Alan Richard appointed
    director
  26. 1999-06-28
    ➕
    WHYLES, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  27. 1999-06-28
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1999-06-28
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 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 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

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 Marc Alabaster
Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares28/06/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

260-270 Butterfield Great Marlings
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU2 8DL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-12
Last: 2026-06-28

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

ALABASTER, Joanne Rachel→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALABASTER, Marc→
director · ~56y · appointed 1999-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHEELER, Alan Richard→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-28 · resigned 2005-05-31
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-06-28 · resigned 1999-06-28
Resigned
WHEELER, Alan Richard→
director · ~72y · appointed 1999-06-28 · resigned 2005-05-31
Resigned
WHYLES, Nicholas John→
director · ~66y · appointed 1999-06-28 · resigned 2005-05-31
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-06-28 · resigned 1999-06-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-29