ACTIVE GLOBAL MUSIC LIMITED

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07057901 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-27
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-772
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
38 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £772
Cash YoY
+97%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
↑ 97% YoY
Net Worth
-£772
↑ 97% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£26k-£12k£2k£16k£30k£44kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-772£-26.2k
Current assets£25.9k£43.9k
Cash£6.9k£3.5k
Net assets£-772£-26.2k

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.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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  2. 2024-07-26
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  3. 2023-12-06
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  4. 2023-10-24
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  5. 2022-07-27
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  6. 2021-07-30
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  7. 2020-10-29
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  8. 2019-07-31
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  9. 2018-07-27
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  10. 2017-07-21
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  11. 2016-07-28
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  12. 2015-11-30
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  16. 2010-08-23
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    BAILEY, Charles Augustus resigned
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  17. 2009-10-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE GLOBAL MUSIC LIMITED
  18. 2009-10-27
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    STOCKDALE, Michael Robert appointed
    director
  19. 2009-10-27
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    BAILEY, Charles Augustus appointed
    director
  20. 2009-10-27
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    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  21. 2009-10-27
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    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
Mr Michael Robert Stockdale
Individual · British · DOB 12/1952 · age 74
75–100%
—75-100% shares27/10/2016

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
Incorporated2009-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

Lyndale House
24a High Street
Addlestone
KT15 1TN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

STOCKDALE, Michael Robert→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-10-27
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Active
BAILEY, Charles Augustus→
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-10-27 · resigned 2010-08-23
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2009-10-27 · resigned 2009-10-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

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2025-10-31
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2024-12-02
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2024-07-26
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2023-12-06
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address · AD01
2023-12-06
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2023-10-24
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2022-12-14
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2022-07-27
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2021-12-13
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2021-07-30
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2020-12-21
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2020-10-29
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2019-11-11
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2019-07-31