BILLY PEARCE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04874074 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-21
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£169.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). 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 (76/100)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 (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £169,490
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£169k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£199k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £193.1k | £157.1k |
| Current assets | £198.7k | £142.5k |
| Net assets | £169.5k | £122.3k |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-07📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-11-16📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-11-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-11-15📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-11-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-11-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-13➖PEARCE, Kerry, Mrs. resignedsecretary
- 2023-11-13➖PEARCE, Kerry, Mrs. resigneddirector
- 2023-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2006-01-05➕PEARCE, Kerry, Mrs. appointeddirector
- 2003-08-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BILLY PEARCE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
- 2003-08-21➕PEARCE, Billy appointeddirector
- 2003-08-21➕PEARCE, Kerry, Mrs. appointedsecretary
- 2003-08-21➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-08-21➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-08-21➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-08-21➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PEARCE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
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 Billy Pearce Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs. Kerry Pearceceased 13/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts
Registered office
The Grange Hollerton Lane
Tingley
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF3 1AB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
PEARCE, Billy→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2003-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PEARCE, Kerry, Mrs.→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-08-21 · resigned 2023-11-13
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-21 · resigned 2003-08-21
PEARCE, Kerry, Mrs.→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2006-01-05 · resigned 2023-11-13
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-21 · resigned 2003-08-21
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Recent filings (63 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-12-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-11-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-16
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-11-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-11-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-25