ANYTHING CREATIVE LTD

💤Zombieactive
09440909 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-16
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 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 2023Feb 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-02-292023-02-28
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-02-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2020-02-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-02-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-02-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2017-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-11-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-27
    LACEY, Sarah resigned
    director
  17. 2015-02-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ANYTHING CREATIVE LTD
  18. 2015-02-16
    GRIST, Hilary Melvinia appointed
    director
  19. 2015-02-16
    LACEY, Sarah 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Hilary Melvinia Grist
Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest11/11/2016

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
Incorporated2015-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

Thimble Cottage Goose Street
Beckington
Frome
Somerset
BA11 6SS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-02-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GRIST, Hilary Melvinia
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-02-16
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Active
LACEY, Sarah
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-02-16 · resigned 2016-09-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-02-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-24