CREATIVE LOCATIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07761485 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-05
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 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 55209Other holiday and other collective accommodation
  • 82301Activities of exhibition and fair organisers
  • 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 4 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Average employees1100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-08-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-29
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    HEGAB, Barbara Ann appointed
    secretary
  11. 2020-11-29
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    HEGAB, Adam Ahmed resigned
    director
  12. 2020-11-29
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    HEGAB, Barbara Ann resigned
    director
  13. 2020-11-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  14. 2020-11-29
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  15. 2020-11-29
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  18. 2020-11-29
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  19. 2020-11-29
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  20. 2020-11-29
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  21. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2012-10-30
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    HEGAB, Barbara Ann appointed
    director
  23. 2011-09-05
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    Company incorporated
    As CREATIVE LOCATIONS LIMITED
  24. 2011-09-05
    ➕
    HEGAB, Sarah Ann appointed
    director
  25. 2011-09-05
    ➕
    HEGAB, Adam Ahmed appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 15 years.
  • 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
Miss Sarah Ann Hegab
Individual · British · DOB 03/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/06/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Barbara Ann Hegabceased 29/11/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Ahmed Ibrahim Hegabceased 29/11/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Adam Ahmed Hegabceased 29/10/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

C/O Edwards Veeder (Uk) Limited Ground Floor, 4 Broadgate
Broadway Business Park, Chadderton
Oldham
OL9 9XA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HEGAB, Barbara Ann→
secretary · appointed 2020-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEGAB, Sarah Ann→
director · ~42y · appointed 2011-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEGAB, Adam Ahmed→
director · ~36y · appointed 2011-09-05 · resigned 2020-11-29
Resigned
HEGAB, Barbara Ann→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-10-30 · resigned 2020-11-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-29