PHOENIX RECORDING SYSTEMS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08985495 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-08
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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, 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
49 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 700 | 700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27➖BISHOP, Michele Elaine resigneddirector
- 2022-07-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-01➕COLES, Lee Graham appointeddirector
- 2014-06-01➕BISHOP, Michele Elaine appointeddirector
- 2014-06-01➖JONES, Clive resigneddirector
- 2014-04-08🏢Company incorporatedAs PHOENIX RECORDING SYSTEMS LIMITED
- 2014-04-08➕JONES, Clive appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Lee Graham Coles Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/06/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Michele Bishopceased 27/07/2022· board control
- Denise Malyanceased 08/04/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| AESTHETIC DENTAL LABORATORY LIMITED→ 07413947 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| AEUK BATTERY PROJECT I LTD→ 14426302 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26110 — SIC 26110
Registered office
New World Business Centre Station Road
Warmley
Bristol
BS30 8XG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
COLES, Lee Graham→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2015-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BISHOP, Michele Elaine→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2014-06-01 · resigned 2022-07-27
JONES, Clive→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2014-04-08 · resigned 2014-06-01
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Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29