AFFAIRE DE COEUR MUSIC LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04865416 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-13

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 Aug 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

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Company incorporated
As AFFAIRE DE COEUR MUSIC LIMITED
2003-08-13
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SHEARER, Andrew Kevin appointed
director
2003-08-13
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SHEARER, Hugh appointed
secretary
2003-08-13
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
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2003-08-13
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

93/100

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

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 64. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Kevin Shearer Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	22/07/2016

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

Incorporated2003-08-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

33 Inglewood Court

Liebenrood Road

Reading

Berkshire

RG30 2DT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-27

Last: 2025-08-13

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SHEARER, Andrew Kevin→

director · ~64y · appointed 2003-08-13

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Active

SHEARER, Hugh→

secretary · appointed 2003-08-13 · resigned 2014-06-06

Resigned

KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-13 · resigned 2003-08-13

Resigned

KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-13 · resigned 2003-08-13

Resigned

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