ALEXANDRA DAISY GINSBERG LTD

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08635499 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-02
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
£97.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does

Day-to-day, this business likely operates as the trading vehicle for an individual artist or creative practitioner — managing commissions, exhibitions, and related creative projects under the named artist's brand within the arts and entertainment sector.

Primary activity: Artistic creation
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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
42 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £97,569
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,080 YoY
Cash YoY
+10%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£86k
↑ 10% YoY
Net Worth
£98k
↓ 5.9% YoY
Current Assets
£161k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£32k£65k£97k£129k£161kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£97.6k£103.6k
Current assets£161.3k£115.6k
Cash£85.6k£77.6k
Debtors£75.7k£37.9k
Net assets£97.6k£103.6k

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

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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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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  2. 2024-12-11
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  3. 2024-08-01
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  4. 2024-08-01
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  5. 2024-08-01
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  6. 2024-08-01
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  7. 2023-12-20
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  8. 2022-12-06
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  9. 2022-08-02
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  10. 2021-12-31
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  11. 2020-09-30
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  12. 2020-07-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  13. 2020-07-28
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  14. 2019-10-24
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-31
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2018-10-31
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    change-of-name · CONNOT
  17. 2018-10-18
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  18. 2018-10-18
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  19. 2013-08-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEXANDRA DAISY GINSBERG LTD
  20. 2013-08-02
    GINSBERG, Alexandra Daisy 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 "GINSBERG" — 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

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
Miss Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg
Individual · British · DOB 06/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/08/2016

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
Incorporated2013-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

Mercury House
19-21 Chapel Street
Marlow
Buckinghamshire
SL7 3HN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GINSBERG, Alexandra Daisy
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-08-02
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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03