8TH DAY PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05356402 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-08
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£136.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 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
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £136,394

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£136k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£165k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£33k£66k£99k£132k£165kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£136.4k£118.3k
Current assets£164.8k£137.8k
Net assets£136.4k£118.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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  2. 2024-11-27
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  3. 2023-11-27
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  4. 2022-11-30
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  5. 2022-01-01
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  6. 2022-01-01
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  7. 2022-01-01
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  8. 2021-12-31
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    KEANE, Elizabeth Ann resigned
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  9. 2021-11-26
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  10. 2020-11-25
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  11. 2019-11-27
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  12. 2018-11-28
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  13. 2017-11-22
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  15. 2016-02-17
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  16. 2016-02-02
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  17. 2008-02-29
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    KEANE, Elizabeth Ann appointed
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  18. 2008-02-29
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    KEANE, Susan resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-03-15
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    HIGGINSON, Susan Marie appointed
    director
  20. 2007-03-15
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    KEANE, Susan appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-03-12
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    @UK DORMANT COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
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  22. 2007-03-12
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    @UK DORMANT COMPANY DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
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  23. 2005-02-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 8TH DAY PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  24. 2005-02-08
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    @UK DORMANT COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
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  25. 2005-02-08
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    @UK DORMANT COMPANY DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
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Owner dependency

85/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
Ms Susan Marie Higginson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

110 Heywood Road
Prestwich
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M25 1LE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

HIGGINSON, Susan Marie→
director · ~50y · appointed 2007-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEANE, Elizabeth Ann→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-29 · resigned 2021-12-31
Resigned
KEANE, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-15 · resigned 2008-02-29
Resigned
@UK DORMANT COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-08 · resigned 2007-03-12
Resigned
@UK DORMANT COMPANY DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-02-08 · resigned 2007-03-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

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2026-02-24
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2025-11-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
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accounts · AA
2024-11-27
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2024-02-09
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2023-11-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
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accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-01-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
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accounts · AA
2020-11-25