ANTSHAKE LTD
🌳Matureactive
06335202 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-07
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-19.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
- 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 3 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
53 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £19,571
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£20k
↓ 2.5% YoY
Current Assets
£976
↓ 88% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £471 | £2.7k |
| Current assets | £976 | £8.1k |
| Net assets | £-19.6k | £-19.1k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2010-10-01➖KELLY, Sean resignedsecretary
- 2007-08-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ANTSHAKE LTD
- 2007-08-07➕KELLY, Katharine appointeddirector
- 2007-08-07➕KELLY, Sean appointeddirector
- 2007-08-07➕KELLY, Sean appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
84/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Sean Kelly Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/06/2016 |
Mrs Katharine Kelly Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ALPHA MEDIA PRODUCTIONS LTD→ 15234218 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities
Registered office
24 Kineton Way
Sunderland
SR2 0LJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
KELLY, Katharine→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2007-08-07
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Active
KELLY, Sean→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-08-07 · resigned 2010-10-01
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Recent filings (53 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11