APOCALYPSE PICTURES LIMITED
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Current assets | £582.5k | — |
| Net assets | £126.4k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-01-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-12-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2012-10-31🏢Company incorporatedAs APOCALYPSE PICTURES LIMITED
- 2012-10-31➕CHEUNG, Chee Keong appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Chee Keong Cheung Individual · British · DOB 08/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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