2B3 PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

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03800871 · ltd · incorporated 1999-07-05
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-04-25
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  3. 2023-07-11
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  4. 2023-07-10
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    GAYLE, Oilette Naomi resigned
    secretary
  5. 2023-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  7. 2021-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  8. 2020-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  9. 2019-04-24
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  10. 2018-04-24
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  11. 2017-04-23
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  12. 2016-04-21
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  13. 2015-07-27
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  14. 2015-04-17
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-07-14
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  16. 2014-04-28
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  17. 2006-12-06
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    THOMAS, Roselyn resigned
    director
  18. 2000-09-01
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    THOMAS, Neville Newton appointed
    director
  19. 1999-07-15
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    GAYLE, Oilette Naomi appointed
    secretary
  20. 1999-07-15
    ➖
    LONG, Paulette resigned
    secretary
  21. 1999-07-15
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    PHETO, Pule resigned
    director
  22. 1999-07-15
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    THOMAS, Roselyn appointed
    director
  23. 1999-07-05
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    Company incorporated
    As 2B3 PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  24. 1999-07-05
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    LONG, Paulette appointed
    secretary
  25. 1999-07-05
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    CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1999-07-05
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    CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-07-05
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    PHETO, Pule appointed
    director
  28. 1999-07-05
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    CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1999-07-05
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    CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. 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 26 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 Neville Newton Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
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
Incorporated1999-07-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

27 Solon Road
London
SW2 5UU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

THOMAS, Neville Newton→
director · ~60y · appointed 2000-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GAYLE, Oilette Naomi→
secretary · appointed 1999-07-15 · resigned 2023-07-10
Resigned
LONG, Paulette→
secretary · appointed 1999-07-05 · resigned 1999-07-15
Resigned
CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-07-05 · resigned 1999-07-05
Resigned
PHETO, Pule→
director · ~60y · appointed 1999-07-05 · resigned 1999-07-15
Resigned
THOMAS, Roselyn→
director · ~86y · appointed 1999-07-15 · resigned 2006-12-06
Resigned
CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-07-05 · resigned 1999-07-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-24