ABC RECORDS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07405045 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-12
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 84). 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 (78/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

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 (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-29
    ➕
    MCKAY, Ian Alexander appointed
    director
  4. 2025-09-29
    ➖
    GORDON, Alistair Keir resigned
    director
  5. 2025-09-29
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  6. 2025-09-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-09-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-09-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2025-09-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-10-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-10-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-02-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2020-02-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2020-02-19
    ➖
    MCDINES, Michelle resigned
    director
  22. 2016-11-23
    ➕
    MCDINES, Michelle appointed
    director
  23. 2012-01-18
    ➖
    WAIGHT, Darren Gregory resigned
    director
  24. 2010-11-30
    ➕
    WAIGHT, Darren Gregory appointed
    director
  25. 2010-10-19
    ➖
    CAWLEY, Alexes Ann resigned
    director
  26. 2010-10-15
    ➕
    GORDON, Alistair Keir appointed
    director
  27. 2010-10-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABC RECORDS LIMITED
  28. 2010-10-12
    ➕
    CAWLEY, Alexes Ann 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Alexander Mckay
Individual · Australian · DOB 05/1942 · age 84
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/09/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alistair Keir Gordonceased 29/09/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2010-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

Grosvenor House 3 Chapel Street
Congleton
Cheshire
CW12 4AB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MCKAY, Ian Alexander→
director · ~84y · appointed 2025-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAWLEY, Alexes Ann→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-10-12 · resigned 2010-10-19
Resigned
GORDON, Alistair Keir→
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-10-15 · resigned 2025-09-29
Resigned
MCDINES, Michelle→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-11-23 · resigned 2020-02-19
Resigned
WAIGHT, Darren Gregory→
director · ~49y · appointed 2010-11-30 · resigned 2012-01-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-09-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-04