GADGET PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06744832 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-10
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
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 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
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

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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Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-07
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  2. 2024-08-19
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  3. 2023-08-31
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  4. 2022-08-12
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  5. 2021-06-21
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  6. 2020-08-27
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  7. 2019-07-29
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  8. 2018-07-16
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  9. 2017-06-02
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  10. 2016-10-12
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  11. 2015-11-24
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  12. 2015-09-23
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  13. 2014-12-08
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  14. 2014-08-28
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  15. 2013-12-10
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  16. 2008-11-10
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    Company incorporated
    As GADGET PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  17. 2008-11-10
    WALLICH-CLIFFORD, Sarah Alexandra appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-11-10
    WALLICH-CLIFFORD, Luke Christian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

Ystrad
Newbridge On Wye
Llandrindod Wells
Powys
LD1 6HE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WALLICH-CLIFFORD, Sarah Alexandra
secretary · appointed 2008-11-10
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WALLICH-CLIFFORD, Luke Christian
director · ~54y · appointed 2008-11-10
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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-24