ABSOLUTE MUSIC SERVICES LTD.

💤Zombieactive
07935227 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-03
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£48.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
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
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £48,747
Cash YoY
+163%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£39k
↑ 163% YoY
Net Worth
£49k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£47k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£19k£29k£39k£49kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£48.7k£43.6k
Current assets£46.7k£38.3k
Cash£39.0k£14.8k
Debtors£7.5k£23.3k
Net assets£48.7k£43.6k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-01-15
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    miscellaneous
    miscellaneous · MISC
  4. 2025-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-24
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-01-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-11-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-02-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE MUSIC SERVICES LTD.
  17. 2012-02-03
    ➕
    DANFORD, David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 14 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Joel Danford
Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-02-03
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

8 Rowlands Close
Morda
Oswestry
SY10 9RQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DANFORD, David→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-02-03
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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-03
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-03