CRASHING WAVE MUSIC LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06357670 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-31

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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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Artistic creation

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong 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 58). 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 (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-05-09
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2025-05-15
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2024-05-19
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2023-05-20
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2022-05-19
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2021-05-28
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2020-08-11
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2019-09-07
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2019-05-23
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2018-05-30
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2017-06-01
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2016-05-31
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2015-09-13
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2015-05-30
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2014-09-14
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2007-08-31
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Company incorporated
As CRASHING WAVE MUSIC LIMITED
2007-08-31
➕
THOMAS, Sharon Louise appointed
secretary
2007-08-31
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THOMAS, Christian David appointed
director
2007-08-31
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SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-08-31
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SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
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2007-08-31
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
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2007-08-31
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
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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

clean

No 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 Christian David Thomas Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58	25–50%	—	sig. influence25-50% shares · significant influence	06/04/2016
Mrs Sharon Louise Thomas Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56	25–50%	—	25-50% 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

Incorporated2007-08-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

Pkf Francis Clark Centenery House

Peninsula Park, Rydon Hill

Exeter

EX2 7XE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-14

Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

THOMAS, Sharon Louise→

secretary · appointed 2007-08-31

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Active

THOMAS, Christian David→

director · ~58y · appointed 2007-08-31

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Active

SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-08-31 · resigned 2007-08-31

Resigned

CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-08-31 · resigned 2007-08-31

Resigned

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