ARTLIVE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09917530 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-15
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 2025
Net worth
£21.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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: high (82/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
38 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,652

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£22k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£11k£16k£21k£26kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£121.1k£117.2k
Current assets£26.5k£23.2k
Net assets£21.7k£17.8k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  13. 2018-02-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-12-08
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    CHAROULIS, Ioannis resigned
    director
  15. 2017-12-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2017-12-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-10-02
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    CHAROULIS, Ioannis appointed
    director
  18. 2017-10-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2017-01-20
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    LEE, Marc Geoffrey, Mr. appointed
    director
  20. 2017-01-20
    ➖
    KARAMPELAS, Charalampos resigned
    director
  21. 2016-12-14
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    KARAMPELAS, Charalampos appointed
    director
  22. 2016-12-14
    ➖
    LEE, Marc Geoffrey resigned
    director
  23. 2016-12-01
    ➖
    VELONAKI, Filareti resigned
    director
  24. 2016-10-12
    ➕
    VELONAKI, Filareti appointed
    director
  25. 2016-04-19
    ➖
    VELONAKI, Filareti resigned
    director
  26. 2015-12-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARTLIVE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  27. 2015-12-15
    ➕
    LEE, Marc Geoffrey appointed
    director
  28. 2015-12-15
    ➕
    VELONAKI, Filareti 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 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Mr Marc Lee
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 07/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares07/02/2017

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
Incorporated2015-12-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

C/O Taxnet Financial Services Limted Suite 14 Penhurst House
352-356 Battersea Park
London
SW11 3BY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

LEE, Marc Geoffrey, Mr.→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAROULIS, Ioannis→
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-10-02 · resigned 2017-12-08
Resigned
KARAMPELAS, Charalampos→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-12-14 · resigned 2017-01-20
Resigned
LEE, Marc Geoffrey→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-12-15 · resigned 2016-12-14
Resigned
VELONAKI, Filareti→
director · ~35y · appointed 2016-10-12 · resigned 2016-12-01
Resigned
VELONAKI, Filareti→
director · ~35y · appointed 2015-12-15 · resigned 2016-04-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-05