DEANO MUSIC LIMITED

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07200364 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-23
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 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-28
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  3. 2024-05-12
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  4. 2023-06-12
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-21
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-12
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-04-12
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    officers · TM02
  8. 2021-12-04
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    MASSER, Gillian Kay resigned
    secretary
  9. 2021-12-04
    ➖
    MASSER, Gillian Kay resigned
    director
  10. 2021-06-11
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  11. 2020-06-29
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  12. 2019-07-17
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  13. 2018-07-31
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  14. 2017-09-14
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  15. 2016-07-10
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-02-05
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    MASSER, Gillian Kay appointed
    director
  18. 2016-02-05
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2010-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As DEANO MUSIC LIMITED
  20. 2010-03-23
    ➕
    MASSER, Dean appointed
    director
  21. 2010-03-23
    ➕
    MASSER, Gillian Kay appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Dean Masser
Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
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
Incorporated2010-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

9 Parsons Walk
Wigan
Lancashire
WN1 1RU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MASSER, Dean→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-03-23
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Active
MASSER, Gillian Kay→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-23 · resigned 2021-12-04
Resigned
MASSER, Gillian Kay→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-02-05 · resigned 2021-12-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-29