24/7 PRODUCTIONS (UK) LTD
💤Zombieactive
04525591 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-04
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£778.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -39% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 23.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £778,832
Cash YoY
-39%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£766k
↓ 39% YoY
Net Worth
£779k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£2.1m
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £812.6k | £715.5k |
| Current assets | £2.07M | £2.96M |
| Cash | £766.4k | £1.25M |
| Debtors | £674.9k | £1.00M |
| Net assets | £778.8k | £676.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-14📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2017-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2005-03-01➕ASHFORD ASSOCIATES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-02-28➖SPECIALIST SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-01-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2002-09-10➕DAVIES-PRYER, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2002-09-10➕SPECIALIST SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-09-06➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-09-06➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-09-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 24/7 PRODUCTIONS (UK) LTD
- 2002-09-04➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-09-04➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 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 candidateStrong 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael John Davies-Pryer Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 04/09/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Pryerceased 04/09/2016· 75-100% shares · board control · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1-2-1 DOULA & BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT LIMITED→ 09904874 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
74a High Street
Wanstead
London
E11 2RJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
ASHFORD ASSOCIATES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIES-PRYER, Michael John→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2002-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-04 · resigned 2002-09-06
SPECIALIST SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2002-09-10 · resigned 2005-02-28
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-04 · resigned 2002-09-06
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 16/01/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (65 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-07