PLUM ROLL PRODUCTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
04320197 · ltd · incorporated 2001-11-09
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£3.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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 (75/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,174

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 94% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£6k£7kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£3.2k£1.6k
Current assets£6.1k£6.9k
Net assets£3.2k£1.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-07-17
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2025-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-08
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2019-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2001-11-09
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    Company incorporated
    As PLUM ROLL PRODUCTIONS LTD
  18. 2001-11-09
    ➕
    GROVES, Eva Grazyna appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-11-09
    ➕
    GROVES, Robert Stanley appointed
    director
  20. 2001-11-09
    ➕
    CASTLETONS COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2001-11-09
    ➖
    CASTLETONS COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2001-11-09
    ➕
    CASTLETONS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2001-11-09
    ➖
    CASTLETONS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

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 65. 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 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-07-17: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Stanley Groves
Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Eva Groves
Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/11/2025

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
Incorporated2001-11-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

205 Littlemoor Road
Weymouth
Dorset
DT3 6AF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GROVES, Eva Grazyna→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GROVES, Robert Stanley→
director · ~65y · appointed 2001-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CASTLETONS COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-11-09 · resigned 2001-11-09
Resigned
CASTLETONS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-11-09 · resigned 2001-11-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-06