A LIFE LESS ORDINARY SOC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
10049786 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-08
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 63990Other information service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,181

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1k
↑ 29425% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£859£2k£3k£3k£4kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.8k£1.4k
Current assets£1.9k£4.3k
Net assets£1.2k£4

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-08-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-03-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-03-21
    ➖
    JACKSON, Lynne resigned
    director
  6. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-03-01
    ➕
    JACKSON, Lynne appointed
    director
  9. 2024-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2022-12-06
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  14. 2022-11-25
    ➕
    SCHWARTZ, Ben appointed
    director
  15. 2022-11-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-08-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  20. 2019-06-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2017-03-10
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    SCHWARTZ, Ben appointed
    secretary
  22. 2016-03-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A LIFE LESS ORDINARY SOC LIMITED
  23. 2016-03-08
    ➕
    SCHWARTZ, Samantha Alana appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Samantha Alana Schwartz
Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/08/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ben Schwartzceased 10/06/2019· 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2016-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

Flat 1, Linden House Guildford Road
Loxwood
Billingshurst
West Sussex
RH14 0SE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

SCHWARTZ, Ben→
secretary · appointed 2017-03-10
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Active
SCHWARTZ, Ben→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-11-25
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Active
SCHWARTZ, Samantha Alana→
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-03-08
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Active
JACKSON, Lynne→
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-03-01 · resigned 2025-03-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-06
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-12-06