BLUE FLAMINGO ENTERTAINMENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
06752497 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-18
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-2.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,072
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£155
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£155
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£2k-£2k-£1k-£736-£290£155Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-2.1k£-2.1k
Current assets£155£155
Cash£155£155
Net assets£-2.1k£-2.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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  2. 2024-09-17
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  3. 2023-05-22
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  4. 2022-06-28
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    address · AD01
  5. 2022-03-28
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  6. 2021-03-01
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  7. 2020-04-29
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  8. 2019-06-10
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  9. 2018-04-27
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  10. 2017-08-30
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  11. 2016-02-03
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  12. 2015-11-18
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  13. 2015-09-23
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  14. 2014-12-18
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  15. 2014-11-18
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  16. 2012-12-12
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    BURNETT, Steven John resigned
    director
  17. 2008-11-18
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    Company incorporated
    As BLUE FLAMINGO ENTERTAINMENTS LTD
  18. 2008-11-18
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    THOMAS, Leah Elisabeth appointed
    director
  19. 2008-11-18
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    BURNETT, Steven John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Leah Elisabeth Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 10/1984 · age 42
75–100%
—75-100% shares18/11/2016

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
Incorporated2008-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

135 St. Albans Road
Barnet
EN5 4LD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

THOMAS, Leah Elisabeth→
director · ~42y · appointed 2008-11-18
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Active
BURNETT, Steven John→
director · ~41y · appointed 2008-11-18 · resigned 2012-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

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2025-11-20
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accounts · AA
2025-09-29
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2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
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address · AD01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26
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2021-03-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-18
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accounts · AA
2020-04-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-06-10