AND LIVE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08765718 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-07
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85410Post-secondary non-tertiary education
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
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 £2,404

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 183% YoY
Current Assets
£405
↓ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£481£962£1k£2k£2kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.4k£850
Current assets£405£750
Net assets£2.4k£850

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-02-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2026-01-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-02-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-01-21
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2024-12-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-12-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2024-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-02-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2023-02-11
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  13. 2023-01-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-12-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2021-11-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2021-04-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2021-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2013-11-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AND LIVE LIMITED
  21. 2013-11-07
    LOCKWOOD, Amie Nicola appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +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 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-01-21: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Amie Nicola Lockwood
Individual · Welsh · DOB 04/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-11-07
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

4th Floor, 14 Museum Place 4th Floor, Museum Place,
City Centre,
Cardiff,
CF10 3BH
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LOCKWOOD, Amie Nicola
director · ~39y · appointed 2013-11-07
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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-02-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-01-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-11
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-02-11