3MS MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10051728 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-09
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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 (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
25 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-28 | 2023-12-28 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-05-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-03-09🏢Company incorporatedAs 3MS MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED
- 2016-03-09➕SCOTT, Malcolm Alexander appointeddirector
- 2016-03-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 Malcolm Alexander Scott Individual · English · DOB 07/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 101 COMPUTERS LIMITED→ 15354492 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 10TO2 LIMITED→ 15491724 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 117 RECORDS LTD→ 16957121 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14L LIMITED→ 11338117 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 21X9 LTD.→ 10267827 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 25 CREATIVE LTD→ 16014525 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 3DEA LIMITED→ 10810735 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 3I SYSTEMS STUDIO LTD→ 16646429 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3MS MUSIC LIMITED→ 09821805 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 4TH AND FIFTEEN PRODUCTIONS LTD→ 16768354 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5HT LIMITED→ 10928846 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities
Registered office
11 Alexandra Road
Sheringham
NR26 8HU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last made up to: 2024-12-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
SCOTT, Malcolm Alexander→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2016-03-09
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-14