ABSOLUTE CENTRE STAGE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06354733 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-29
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£37k£74k£111k£148k£185kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets—£220.0k
Current assets—£104.3k
Net assets—£184.5k
Average employees100—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-10
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2022-02-01
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    MORSHEAD, Louise Alexandra Patricia appointed
    secretary
  7. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-10
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2020-07-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2020-06-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2020-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-05-02
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  15. 2018-05-02
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  16. 2018-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-02-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-02-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2018-01-25
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    ETHERIDGE, Adam Alexander resigned
    secretary
  20. 2018-01-25
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    ETHERIDGE, Adam Alexander resigned
    director
  21. 2018-01-25
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    ETHERIDGE, James Byron resigned
    director
  22. 2007-08-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE CENTRE STAGE LIMITED
  23. 2007-08-29
    ➕
    MORSHEAD, Charles Christopher Thomas appointed
    director
  24. 2007-08-29
    ➕
    ETHERIDGE, Adam Alexander appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-08-29
    ➕
    ETHERIDGE, Adam Alexander appointed
    director
  26. 2007-08-29
    ➕
    ETHERIDGE, James Byron appointed
    director

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 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

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
Mr Charles Christopher Thomas Morshead
Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-08-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

Castle Farm
Langley-On-Tyne
Hexham
Northumberland
NE47 5LX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MORSHEAD, Louise Alexandra Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2022-02-01
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Active
MORSHEAD, Charles Christopher Thomas→
director · ~45y · appointed 2007-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ETHERIDGE, Adam Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-29 · resigned 2018-01-25
Resigned
ETHERIDGE, Adam Alexander→
director · ~52y · appointed 2007-08-29 · resigned 2018-01-25
Resigned
ETHERIDGE, James Byron→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-08-29 · resigned 2018-01-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-08
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-07-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-07-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-06-10