3 BEAT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06303673 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-05

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

£-520.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -51% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £520,015

Cash draining

Cash down 51% YoY

Cash YoY

-51%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£200k

↓ 51% YoY

Net Worth

-£520k

↓ 57% YoY

Current Assets

£336k

↓ 32% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£-520.0k	£-330.9k
Current assets	£336.0k	£495.6k
Cash	£199.9k	£408.5k
Debtors	£136.1k	£87.1k
Net assets	£-520.0k	£-330.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
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PERRY, Adrian resigned
secretary
2025-12-05
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PERRY, Adrian resigned
director
2025-12-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-05
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-29
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accounts · AA
2018-05-30
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accounts · AA
2017-04-28
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accounts · AA
2007-07-05
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Company incorporated
As 3 BEAT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
2007-07-05
➕
BARLOW, Jonathan Paul appointed
director
2007-07-05
➕
PERRY, Adrian appointed
secretary
2007-07-05
➕
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-07-05
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-07-05
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PERRY, Adrian appointed
director
2007-07-05
➕
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-07-05
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

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.
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 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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: PERRY, Adrian resigned 2025-12-05; PERRY, Adrian resigned 2025-12-05

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Jon Paul Barlow Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58	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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-07-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

307 The Vanilla Factory 39 Fleet Street

Liverpool

L1 4AR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-19

Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BARLOW, Jonathan Paul→

director · ~58y · appointed 2007-07-05

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Active

PERRY, Adrian→

secretary · appointed 2007-07-05 · resigned 2025-12-05

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-07-05 · resigned 2007-07-05

Resigned

PERRY, Adrian→

director · ~58y · appointed 2007-07-05 · resigned 2025-12-05

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-07-05 · resigned 2007-07-05

Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

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accounts · AA

2026-04-22

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officers · TM01

2025-12-05

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-12-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-04-29

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-01-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-07-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-04-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-07-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-12

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-11-23

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-11-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-07-20