CAMSTAGE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04899875 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-15
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 2025
Net worth
£17.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 59). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £17,639
Net assets shrinking
Down £61,122 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£18k
↓ 78% YoY
Current Assets
£132k
↑ 144% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£26k£53k£79k£106k£132kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£12.7k£23.0k
Current assets£132.1k£54.2k
Net assets£17.6k£78.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-26
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  2. 2025-05-09
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  3. 2024-06-21
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  4. 2023-05-31
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  5. 2022-06-23
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  6. 2021-06-21
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  7. 2020-06-22
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  8. 2020-06-19
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  9. 2020-06-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  10. 2019-06-25
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  11. 2018-06-29
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  12. 2017-01-04
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  13. 2016-06-27
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  14. 2015-10-02
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  15. 2015-06-26
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  16. 2014-10-03
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  17. 2011-01-02
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    CAMASTRA, Sue appointed
    secretary
  18. 2011-01-01
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    LONG, Edward John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2003-10-01
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    CAMASTRA, Franco Andrea appointed
    director
  20. 2003-10-01
    ➕
    LONG, Edward John appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-09-17
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-09-17
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  23. 2003-09-15
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    Company incorporated
    As CAMSTAGE LIMITED
  24. 2003-09-15
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-09-15
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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 59 — 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 59. 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 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Franco Andrea Camastra
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

31 Hedley Road
St Albans
Herts
AL1 5JL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CAMASTRA, Sue→
secretary · appointed 2011-01-02
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Active
CAMASTRA, Franco Andrea→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-10-01
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Active
LONG, Edward John→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-01 · resigned 2011-01-01
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-15 · resigned 2003-09-17
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-15 · resigned 2003-09-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property17/06/2020—
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Recent filings (56 total)

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2026-06-26
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2025-09-22
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accounts · AA
2025-05-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
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accounts · AA
2024-06-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-25