ACECROWN PRODUCTIONS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
08650103 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-14
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£188.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities
Sector: Information & communication
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: 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
29 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 £188,891
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £96,722 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£189k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£190k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£58k£115k£173k£231k£288kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£190.3k£288.5k
Current assets£190.3k£288.3k
Net assets£188.9k£285.6k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-04-10
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  4. 2025-02-18
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    capital · SH01
  5. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2022-05-31
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  8. 2021-04-24
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  9. 2020-05-27
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-27
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-10
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-18
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-01-12
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    HENZELL, Claire Charlotte resigned
    director
  14. 2017-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-28
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  16. 2015-08-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-07-13
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    HENZELL, Claire Charlotte appointed
    director
  18. 2013-08-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ACECROWN PRODUCTIONS LTD.
  19. 2013-08-14
    ➕
    GREGORY, Gavin 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gavin Gregory
Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence01/08/2016
Mrs Emily Gregory-Haigh
Individual · British · DOB 03/1996 · age 30
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/02/2025

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
Incorporated2013-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59120 — Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities

Registered office

136 Woods House
Gatliff Road
London
SW1W 8DF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GREGORY, Gavin→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HENZELL, Claire Charlotte→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-07-13 · resigned 2018-01-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-27