ADRIAN BUSHBY PRODUCTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive

05898547 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-07

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

£25.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing 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 (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

45 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £25,676

Net assets shrinking

Down £3,679 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£26k

↓ 13% YoY

Current Assets

£18k

↓ 50% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£25.7k	£29.4k
Current assets	£18.4k	£36.6k
Net assets	£25.7k	£29.4k

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 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

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2006-08-08
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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Company incorporated
As ADRIAN BUSHBY PRODUCTIONS LTD
2006-08-07
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LEWIS, John Ernest appointed
secretary
2006-08-07
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BUSHBY, Adrian Charles appointed
director
2006-08-07
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BUSHBY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 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 20 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adrian Charles Bushby Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	07/08/2016

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

Incorporated2006-08-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

42-48 Charlbert Street

St Johns Wood

London

NW8 7BU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-21

Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

LEWIS, John Ernest→

secretary · appointed 2006-08-07

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Active

BUSHBY, Adrian Charles→

director · ~55y · appointed 2006-08-07

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Active

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-08-07 · resigned 2006-08-08

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-08-07 · resigned 2006-08-08

Resigned

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