ALEX BANKS MUSIC LTD

💤Zombieactive
04497270 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-29
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (77/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,445

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1k
↑ 781% YoY
Current Assets
£714
↑ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£289£578£867£1k£1kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£1.4k£164
Current assets£714£441
Net assets£1.4k£164

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-30
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  3. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-08-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2020-08-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-08-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2017-12-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2017-12-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2004-05-17
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    BANKS, Jane Margaret appointed
    secretary
  17. 2004-05-17
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    BANKS, Catherine Helen resigned
    secretary
  18. 2002-07-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEX BANKS MUSIC LTD
  19. 2002-07-29
    ➕
    BANKS, Alexander Graham appointed
    director
  20. 2002-07-29
    ➕
    BANKS, Catherine Helen appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-07-29
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-07-29
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-07-29
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2002-07-29
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BANKS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 58. 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Alexander Graham Banks
Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-07-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

48 Peddars Lane
Beccles
NR34 9UE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BANKS, Jane Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BANKS, Alexander Graham→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BANKS, Catherine Helen→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-29 · resigned 2004-05-17
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-29 · resigned 2002-07-29
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-29 · resigned 2002-07-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

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2025-08-01
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accounts · AA
2025-06-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-08-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-08-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-29