ALL THINGS CREATIVE LTD

💤Zombieactive
08592991 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-01
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£35.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £35,825
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£36k
↑ 4.3% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£21k£29k£36kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£37.0k£45.4k
Current assets£34.8k£30.3k
Net assets£35.8k£34.3k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-07-06
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    WOLF, Tahirah Antonia resigned
    director
  8. 2022-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-05-01
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    WOLF, Tahirah Antonia appointed
    director
  14. 2018-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2017-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2013-07-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ALL THINGS CREATIVE LTD
  19. 2013-07-01
    ➕
    FORDE, Stephen Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

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 Stephen Paul Forde
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

4 Burford Lodge
London Road
Dorking
RH5 6BP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FORDE, Stephen Paul→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-07-01
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Active
WOLF, Tahirah Antonia→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2022-07-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-01