ACELEAF LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04133089 · ltd · incorporated 2000-12-29
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.
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year to Dec 2024
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

15 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 24.4y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
15 charges (15/15 with lender, 15/15 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
88 filings on record
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Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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

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Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand
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  34. 2002-04-19
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    Charge registered #15
    Lender: Granada Television Limited
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    Charge registered #14
    Lender: Yorkshire Television Limited
  36. 2002-04-19
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, London Branch.
  37. 2002-04-18
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    Charge registered #13
    Lender: Granada Television Limited
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: Granada Television Limited
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    Lender: Granada Television Limited
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    Lender: Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, London Branch
  41. 2002-04-18
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    Lender: Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, London Branch
  42. 2002-03-15
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Granada Film Limited
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    Lender: Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
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    Lender: Granada Television Limited
  45. 2002-03-13
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    Lender: Granada Television Limited
  46. 2002-03-01
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    Lender: Granda Film Limited
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    Lender: Yorkshire Television Limited
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    Lender: Granada Television Limited
  49. 2001-10-17
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    BSP SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  50. 2001-10-17
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    PADHARIA, Bharti appointed
    director
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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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bharti Padharia
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-12-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

99 Kenton Road
Kenton
Harrow
Middlesex
HA3 0AN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-12
Last: 2025-12-29

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BSP SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PADHARIA, Bharti→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BHARDWAJ, Ashok→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-12-29 · resigned 2001-06-01
Resigned
BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-12-29 · resigned 2001-06-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

15
Total charges
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Outstanding
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Active lenders
Status:Lender:15 of 15 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Granada Television
Granada Television Limited
Charge and deed of assignment1 property19/04/200212/09/2024
satisfied
Yorkshire Television
Yorkshire Television Limited
Charge and deed of assignment1 property19/04/200212/09/2024
satisfied
Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, London Branch.
Deposit agreement1 property19/04/200206/09/2019
satisfied
Granada Television
Granada Television Limited
Charge and deed of assignment1 property18/04/200212/09/2024
satisfied
Granada Television
Granada Television Limited
Charge and deed of assignment1 property18/04/200212/09/2024
satisfied
Granada Television
Granada Television Limited
Charge and deed of assignment1 property18/04/200212/09/2024
satisfied
Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, London Branch
Deposit agreement1 property18/04/200206/09/2019
satisfied
Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, London Branch
Deposit agreement1 property18/04/200206/09/2019
satisfied
Granada Film
Granada Film Limited
Charge and deed of assignment1 property15/03/200206/09/2019
satisfied
Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
Deposit agreement1 property15/03/200206/09/2019
satisfied
Granada Television
Granada Television Limited
Charge and deed of assignment1 property14/03/200206/09/2019
satisfied
Granada Television
Granada Television Limited
Charge and deed of assignment1 property13/03/200206/09/2019
satisfied
Granda Film
Granda Film Limited
Charge and deed of assignment1 property01/03/200206/09/2019
satisfied
Yorkshire Television
Yorkshire Television Limited
Charge and deed of assignment1 property01/03/200206/09/2019
satisfied
Granada Television
Granada Television Limited
Charge and deed of assignment1 property01/03/200206/09/2019

Recent filings (88 total)

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2025-01-13
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mortgage · MR04
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mortgage · MR04
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mortgage · MR04
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mortgage · MR04
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2024-09-02
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2024-01-04
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accounts · AA
2023-09-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
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accounts · AA
2022-09-21
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2022-01-14
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accounts · AA
2021-09-28