ATTABOY MEDIA LTD.
💤Zombieactive
06143976 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-07
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
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2008-03-20➕SHAW, Anis appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-20➕SHAW, Andrew David appointeddirector
- 2008-03-20➖NAVARRI, Emmanuelle resignedsecretary
- 2008-03-20➖ALLUM, Daniel Edward resigneddirector
- 2007-03-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ATTABOY MEDIA LTD.
- 2007-03-07➕NAVARRI, Emmanuelle appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-07➕ALLUM, Daniel Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo 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 |
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Mr Andrew David Shaw Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPS BY MUM LIMITED→ 07799135 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ARAMIDIA LIMITED→ 12519236 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ARTBY MUSSE LTD→ 13651081 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ASSIDUOUS PRODUCTIONS LTD→ 13161679 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ASSISTIV CIC→ 11150364 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ASSURE24 LIMITED→ 07427398 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ATTABOY TELEVISION LTD.→ 04856120 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| AUTOMICA LIMITED→ 07243826 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| AVENTA TECHNOLOGIES LTD→ 17074693 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AWOWB LIMITED→ 13182892 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities
Registered office
111 Rochdale Road 111 Rochdale Road
Halifax
HX4 8HD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
SHAW, Andrew David→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2008-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NAVARRI, Emmanuelle→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-03-07 · resigned 2008-03-20
ALLUM, Daniel Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2007-03-07 · resigned 2008-03-20
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Recent filings (47 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-05