ADDAI ENTERTAINMENT LTD

💤Zombieactive
08369685 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-22
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-56
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: 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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £56

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£56
↑ 99% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↑ 172% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£8k-£3k£2k£7k£12k£17kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£7.8k£1.4k
Current assets£17.1k£6.3k
Net assets£-56£-8.0k

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
3
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-05-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-05-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-09-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-01-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ADDAI ENTERTAINMENT LTD
  18. 2013-01-22
    ADDAI, Levi David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ADDAI" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 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 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Levi David Addai
Individual · British · DOB 07/1983 · age 43
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

Building 15, Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park
Whittle Way
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2FP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ADDAI, Levi David
director · ~43y · appointed 2013-01-22
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Recent filings (35 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-30