ACCESSORY LAB LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06439875 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-28
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£197.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
57 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £197,822
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£198k
↑ 52% YoY
Current Assets
£248k
↑ 36% 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 | £250.2k | £130.1k |
| Current assets | £248.3k | £182.7k |
| Net assets | £197.8k | £130.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-05📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-12-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-12-02➕HARTFORD, Christopher Ian appointedsecretary
- 2018-12-02➖TIERNEY, Angela Maria resignedsecretary
- 2007-11-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCESSORY LAB LIMITED
- 2007-11-28➕HARTFORD, Louise Rosa appointeddirector
- 2007-11-28➕TIERNEY, Angela Maria appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
85/100
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
- +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 signalMultiple 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
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 |
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Mr Christopher Ian Hartford Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/07/2025 |
Mrs Louise Rosa Hartford Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 2023 IP LTD→ 16440924 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| ACL SOFTWARE LIMITED→ 02953791 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| ACLAND MEDIA ARTS LIMITED→ 06847584 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ACLUE LIMITED→ 14659276 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACTIONABLE INSIGHT DIGITAL MARKETING LIMITED→ 07825045 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities
Registered office
40 Nunney Road
Frome
Somerset
BA11 4LA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HARTFORD, Christopher Ian→
Activesecretary · appointed 2018-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARTFORD, Louise Rosa→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2007-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TIERNEY, Angela Maria→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-11-28 · resigned 2018-12-02
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Recent filings (57 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-26