ABSOLUTE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04139347 · ltd · incorporated 2001-01-11
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 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 24.2y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.2 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£18k£35k£53k£70k£88kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets—£162.0k
Current assets—£85.3k
Net assets—£87.8k
Average employees1600—

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2018-01-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2017-10-27
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2017-10-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-09-18
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    address · AD01
  16. 2017-05-26
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-04-03
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    KING, David John resigned
    director
  18. 2017-03-04
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    KING, David John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2002-04-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  20. 2002-04-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 2001-04-12
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    WHEATLEY, Marc appointed
    director
  22. 2001-04-12
    ➕
    KING, David John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-04-12
    ➖
    ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-04-12
    ➕
    KING, David John appointed
    director
  25. 2001-04-12
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    ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2001-01-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  27. 2001-01-11
    ➕
    ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2001-01-11
    ➕
    ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    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 25 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 Wheatley
Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting07/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David John Kingceased 03/04/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2001-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

6th Floor, Amp House
Dingwall Road
Croydon
CR0 2LX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WHEATLEY, Marc→
director · ~52y · appointed 2001-04-12
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Active
KING, David John→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-12 · resigned 2017-03-04
Resigned
ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-01-11 · resigned 2001-04-12
Resigned
KING, David John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-04-12 · resigned 2017-04-03
Resigned
ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-01-11 · resigned 2001-04-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties09/04/2002—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property09/04/2002—
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Recent filings (97 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-25
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2020-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-16