20/20 VISION RECORDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03973694 · ltd · incorporated 2000-04-14

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£3.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

68/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed leisure with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

69 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

68/100Strong

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,949

Net assets shrinking

Down £17,888 YoY

Cash YoY

+21%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£34k

↑ 21% YoY

Net Worth

£4k

↓ 82% YoY

Current Assets

£49k

↑ 19% 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	£3.9k	£55.6k
Current assets	£49.0k	£41.3k
Cash	£33.5k	£27.7k
Debtors	£15.4k	£13.6k
Net assets	£3.9k	£21.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-01-28
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2025-01-30
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accounts · AA
2024-01-31
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accounts · AA
2023-01-31
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accounts · AA
2022-01-31
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accounts · AA
2021-01-29
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accounts · AA
2020-01-28
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accounts · AA
2019-01-31
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accounts · AA
2018-04-25
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address · AD01
2018-04-10
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address · AD01
2018-02-05
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accounts · AA
2017-02-02
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accounts · AA
2016-04-28
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annual-return · AR01
2016-01-29
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accounts · AA
2015-04-17
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annual-return · AR01
2015-02-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-03-31
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LAWSON, Jane Ainley resigned
secretary
2008-11-01
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LAWSON, Jane Ainley appointed
director
2002-04-12
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LAWSON, Jane Ainley appointed
secretary
2002-04-12
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SINGLETON, Barry resigned
secretary
2000-04-14
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Company incorporated
As 20/20 VISION RECORDINGS LIMITED
2000-04-14
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LAWSON, Ralph appointed
director
2000-04-14
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SINGLETON, Barry appointed
secretary
2000-04-14
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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2000-04-14
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-04-14
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2000-04-14
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ralph Lawson Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2000-04-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

23 The Drive

Roundhay

Leeds

LS8 1JF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-28OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-14

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

LAWSON, Jane Ainley→

director · ~54y · appointed 2008-11-01

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Active

LAWSON, Ralph→

director · ~57y · appointed 2000-04-14

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Active

LAWSON, Jane Ainley→

secretary · appointed 2002-04-12 · resigned 2011-03-31

Resigned

SINGLETON, Barry→

secretary · appointed 2000-04-14 · resigned 2002-04-12

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-04-14 · resigned 2000-04-14

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-04-14 · resigned 2000-04-14

Resigned

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