ADAM GOLDSMITH MUSIC LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08872452 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-03
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees100100

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-02-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-09-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-06
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  12. 2020-03-05
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2019-09-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-02-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAM GOLDSMITH MUSIC LIMITED
  18. 2014-02-03
    GOLDSMITH, Adam James appointed
    director
  19. 2014-02-03
    COWAN, Graham Michael appointed
    director
  20. 2014-02-03
    COWAN, Graham Michael resigned
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 "GOLDSMITH" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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 12 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Tal Bat-Sheba Goldsmith
Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/07/2016
Mr Adam James Goldsmith
Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2014-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

C/O L&C Llp City Bridge House
57 Southwark Street
London
SE1 1RU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GOLDSMITH, Adam James
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-02-03
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Active
COWAN, Graham Michael
director · ~83y · appointed 2014-02-03 · resigned 2014-02-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09