ALAKAZAM MAGIC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06729947 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-22
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£156.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £156,407
Cash YoY
+26%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£247k
↑ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£156k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£307k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£61k£123k£184k£246k£307kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£159.4k£115.1k
Current assets£307.2k£233.8k
Cash£247.2k£195.8k
Net assets£156.4k£112.5k

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.

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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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-11-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-11-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-11-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-11-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-07-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-16
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-14
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2008-10-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ALAKAZAM MAGIC LIMITED
  18. 2008-10-22
    ➕
    NARDI, Jennifer appointed
    director
  19. 2008-10-22
    ➕
    NARDI, Pietro Sebastian appointed
    director
  20. 2008-10-22
    ➕
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2008-10-22
    ➖
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-10-22
    ➕
    STEWARD, Vikki appointed
    director
  23. 2008-10-22
    ➖
    STEWARD, Vikki resigned
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Pietro Sebastian Nardi
Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Jennifer Nardi
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2008-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

113 Ellingham Industrial Centre Ellingham Way
Ashford
Kent
TN23 6LZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

NARDI, Jennifer→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NARDI, Pietro Sebastian→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-10-22 · resigned 2008-10-22
Resigned
STEWARD, Vikki→
director · ~44y · appointed 2008-10-22 · resigned 2008-10-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07