ACADEMY PHOTOS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04536315 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-16
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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, 2 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-12-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-12-16
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    PEREIRA, Tarquin Hereward appointed
    secretary
  4. 2025-12-16
    ➕
    PEREIRA, Tarquin Hereward appointed
    director
  5. 2025-12-16
    ➖
    PEREIRA, Raymond resigned
    secretary
  6. 2025-12-16
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    PEREIRA, Raymond resigned
    director
  7. 2025-12-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2025-12-16
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-12-16
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    officers · AP03
  10. 2025-12-16
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-07-14
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  12. 2025-02-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2024-07-05
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  14. 2023-09-05
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-06-22
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  16. 2022-01-17
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  17. 2021-01-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-08-30
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    PERIERA, Candice Lana resigned
    director
  19. 2019-08-30
    ➖
    PERIERA, Tarquin resigned
    director
  20. 2019-08-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-08-30
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    officers · TM01
  22. 2019-08-29
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  23. 2018-09-24
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  24. 2014-10-01
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    PERIERA, Tarquin appointed
    director
  25. 2010-11-17
    ➕
    PERIERA, Candice Lana appointed
    director
  26. 2010-11-10
    ➖
    BRACKLEY, Jessie resigned
    director
  27. 2002-09-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ACADEMY PHOTOS LIMITED
  28. 2002-09-16
    ➕
    PEREIRA, Raymond appointed
    secretary
  29. 2002-09-16
    ➕
    BRACKLEY, Jessie appointed
    director
  30. 2002-09-16
    ➕
    PEREIRA, Raymond appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: PEREIRA, Raymond resigned 2025-12-16; PEREIRA, Raymond resigned 2025-12-16

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tarquin Hereward Pereira
Individual · British · DOB 10/1994 · age 32
——sig. influencesignificant influence16/12/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Raymond Alphonsus Pereiraceased 25/11/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2002-09-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82190 — Photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities

Registered office

410 Coldharbour Lane
London
SW9 8LF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

PEREIRA, Tarquin Hereward→
secretary · appointed 2025-12-16
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Active
PEREIRA, Tarquin Hereward→
director · ~32y · appointed 2025-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEREIRA, Raymond→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-16 · resigned 2025-12-16
Resigned
BRACKLEY, Jessie→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-09-16 · resigned 2010-11-10
Resigned
PEREIRA, Raymond→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-09-16 · resigned 2025-12-16
Resigned
PERIERA, Candice Lana→
director · ~33y · appointed 2010-11-17 · resigned 2019-08-30
Resigned
PERIERA, Tarquin→
director · ~32y · appointed 2014-10-01 · resigned 2019-08-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-16
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-22