FITZMAURICE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09441240 · 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 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of textiles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 83). 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 (73/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-03
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  3. 2025-09-03
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  4. 2025-07-31
    PALM, Virginia Claire appointed
    director
  5. 2025-07-31
    KEEGAN, Deborah Jane resigned
    director
  6. 2025-07-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-07-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-07-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-07-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-07-10
    KEEGAN, Deborah Jane appointed
    director
  11. 2025-07-10
    PALM, Virginia Claire resigned
    director
  12. 2024-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-10-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-02-16
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    Company incorporated
    As FITZMAURICE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  21. 2015-02-16
    PALM, Virginia Claire appointed
    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 age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Virginia Claire Palm
Individual · British · DOB 01/1943 · age 83
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46410 — Wholesale of textiles

Registered office

38 Parliament Street
Harrogate
HG1 2RL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PALM, Virginia Claire
director · ~83y · appointed 2025-07-31
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Active
KEEGAN, Deborah Jane
director · ~66y · appointed 2025-07-10 · resigned 2025-07-31
Resigned
PALM, Virginia Claire
director · ~83y · appointed 2015-02-16 · resigned 2025-07-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-09-03
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-09-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20