ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOUR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08337417 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-66.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -66% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 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 (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £66,410
Cash draining
Cash down 66% YoY
Cash YoY
-66%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£145
↓ 66% YoY
Net Worth
-£66k
↓ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 4.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£66k-£52k-£37k-£22k-£8k£7kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-66.4k£-65.6k
Current assets£6.6k£7.0k
Cash£145£430
Net assets£-66.4k£-65.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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  2. 2025-09-29
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  3. 2025-01-15
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  4. 2024-12-23
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  5. 2024-09-26
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  6. 2023-09-23
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  7. 2022-08-24
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  8. 2021-09-30
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  9. 2020-09-30
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  10. 2019-09-30
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  11. 2018-09-18
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  12. 2017-09-29
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  13. 2016-09-30
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  14. 2016-02-19
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  15. 2016-01-18
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    HANDS, Nicholas James resigned
    director
  16. 2015-12-23
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  17. 2013-03-21
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    WILSON, Gary Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2013-03-13
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    LABRUM, Tony Brian resigned
    director
  19. 2012-12-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOUR LIMITED
  20. 2012-12-19
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    BAKER, Clayton Steve appointed
    director
  21. 2012-12-19
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    SAUNDERS, Neil Philip appointed
    director
  22. 2012-12-19
    ➕
    HANDS, Nicholas James appointed
    director
  23. 2012-12-19
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    LABRUM, Tony Brian appointed
    director
  24. 2012-12-19
    ➕
    WILSON, Gary Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Clayton Steve Baker
Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Neil Saunders
Individual · British · DOB 11/1986 · age 40
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2012-12-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

56 St. Anthonys Avenue
Woodford Green
Essex
IG8 7EW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BAKER, Clayton Steve→
director · ~51y · appointed 2012-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAUNDERS, Neil Philip→
director · ~40y · appointed 2012-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANDS, Nicholas James→
director · ~51y · appointed 2012-12-19 · resigned 2016-01-18
Resigned
LABRUM, Tony Brian→
director · ~39y · appointed 2012-12-19 · resigned 2013-03-13
Resigned
WILSON, Gary Michael→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-12-19 · resigned 2013-03-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-29
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accounts · AA
2025-09-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
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accounts · AA
2025-01-15
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accounts · AA01
2024-12-23
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accounts · AA01
2024-09-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
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2023-09-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
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2022-08-24
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2021-12-23
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2021-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
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accounts · AA
2020-09-30