AUDIOBRICKS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05069397 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-10
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), 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: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
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
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £1

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£1£1£1Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-03-312025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1£1£1
Current assets£1£1£1
Net assets£1£1£1

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-06-15
    ➖
    HONEY, Sheila Mary resigned
    director
  17. 2004-03-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AUDIOBRICKS LIMITED
  18. 2004-03-10
    ➕
    HONEY, Christopher Raymond appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-03-10
    ➕
    HONEY, Christopher Raymond appointed
    director
  20. 2004-03-10
    ➕
    DWYER, Daniel John appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-03-10
    ➖
    DWYER, Daniel John resigned
    secretary
  22. 2004-03-10
    ➕
    DWYER, Daniel James appointed
    director
  23. 2004-03-10
    ➖
    DWYER, Daniel James resigned
    director
  24. 2004-03-10
    ➕
    HONEY, Sheila Mary appointed
    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 22 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Raymond Honey
Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 5 Redruth Enterprise Park
Cornwall Business Park West
Redruth
Cornwall
TR16 5EZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HONEY, Christopher Raymond→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HONEY, Christopher Raymond→
director · ~64y · appointed 2004-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DWYER, Daniel John→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-10 · resigned 2004-03-10
Resigned
DWYER, Daniel James→
director · ~51y · appointed 2004-03-10 · resigned 2004-03-10
Resigned
HONEY, Sheila Mary→
director · ~98y · appointed 2004-03-10 · resigned 2013-06-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-15