ANGELA HEWITT PRODUCTIONS LTD

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06371482 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-14
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£11.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (76/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,385
Net assets shrinking
Down £109 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£11k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 4.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£5k£8k£10k£13kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£11.4k£11.5k
Current assets£12.0k£12.6k
Net assets£11.4k£11.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-30
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  2. 2024-05-30
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  3. 2023-09-06
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  4. 2022-08-15
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  5. 2021-09-15
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  6. 2020-06-09
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  7. 2019-08-29
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  8. 2018-09-06
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  9. 2017-09-11
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  10. 2016-09-28
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  11. 2015-09-18
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  12. 2015-09-08
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  13. 2014-10-29
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  14. 2014-09-12
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  15. 2013-09-23
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  16. 2011-07-28
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    MOSKOVIC, Naomi, Ms. appointed
    secretary
  17. 2011-07-28
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    LANGFORD, Ewen resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-11-25
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    LANGFORD, Ewen appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-11-25
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    MCALHONE, Beryl resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-11-25
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    LANGFORD, Ewen appointed
    director
  21. 2008-11-25
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    LANGFORD, Ewen resigned
    director
  22. 2007-09-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGELA HEWITT PRODUCTIONS LTD
  23. 2007-09-14
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    HEWITT, Angela Mary, Ms. appointed
    director
  24. 2007-09-14
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    MCALHONE, Beryl appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HEWITT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Ms. Angela Mary Hewitt
Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest14/09/2016

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
Incorporated2007-09-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

80a Belsize Park Gardens
London
NW3 4NG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MOSKOVIC, Naomi, Ms.→
secretary · appointed 2011-07-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEWITT, Angela Mary, Ms.→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LANGFORD, Ewen→
secretary · appointed 2008-11-25 · resigned 2011-07-28
Resigned
MCALHONE, Beryl→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-14 · resigned 2008-11-25
Resigned
LANGFORD, Ewen→
director · ~103y · appointed 2008-11-25 · resigned 2008-11-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

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2025-09-26
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2025-08-30
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2024-09-18
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accounts · AA
2024-05-30
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2023-09-16
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accounts · AA
2023-09-06
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2022-09-21
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2022-08-15
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2021-09-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
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2020-09-15
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accounts · AA
2020-06-09
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2019-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-15