EXPLOSIVE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05226014 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
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 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 19.8y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 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.

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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees500500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2022-10-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2022-09-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-09-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-31
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    COPE, Andrew Michael resigned
    secretary
  11. 2022-07-31
    ➖
    COPE, Andrew Michael resigned
    director
  12. 2022-07-31
    ➖
    COPE, Claire resigned
    director
  13. 2021-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2010-11-01
    ➕
    SIMS, Lisa appointed
    director
  20. 2010-11-01
    ➕
    COPE, Claire appointed
    director
  21. 2008-02-08
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2007-11-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2006-10-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2004-09-10
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-09-10
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2004-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As EXPLOSIVE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  27. 2004-09-08
    ➕
    SIMS, Anthony Paul appointed
    director
  28. 2004-09-08
    ➕
    COPE, Andrew Michael appointed
    secretary
  29. 2004-09-08
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2004-09-08
    ➕
    COPE, Andrew Michael appointed
    director
  31. 2004-09-08
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Paul Sims
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Michael Copeceased 31/07/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2004-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79909 — Other reservation service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Units P7 & P8 Kingmoor Park Central
Kingmoor Business Park
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA6 4SD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

SIMS, Anthony Paul→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMS, Lisa→
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COPE, Andrew Michael→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-08 · resigned 2022-07-31
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-08 · resigned 2004-09-10
Resigned
COPE, Andrew Michael→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-09-08 · resigned 2022-07-31
Resigned
COPE, Claire→
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-11-01 · resigned 2022-07-31
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-08 · resigned 2004-09-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property08/02/2008—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property02/11/2007—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property06/10/2006—
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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-10-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-17