BLUE BEAT RECORDS LTD

💤Zombieactive
07824089 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-26
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-07-22
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-03-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-10-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-14
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  10. 2022-10-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2022-07-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-07-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-13
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-05-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2021-05-10
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    LEAHY, Donald appointed
    director
  18. 2021-05-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2021-05-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-05-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2021-04-30
    ➖
    DOWNIE, Mark resigned
    director
  22. 2011-10-26
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    Company incorporated
    As BLUE BEAT RECORDS LTD
  23. 2011-10-26
    ➕
    DOWNIE, Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Donald Leahy
Individual · Irish · DOB 12/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest30/04/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Downieceased 30/04/2021· significant influence

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
Incorporated2011-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

C/O Evans Mockler Ltd. Beauchamp Court
Victors Way
Barnet
Hertfordshire
EN5 5TZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LEAHY, Donald→
director · ~63y · appointed 2021-05-10
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Active
DOWNIE, Mark→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-10-26 · resigned 2021-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-12-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-10-04