BAD FAIRIES LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

10296739 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-26

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

66/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Motion picture production activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (48/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

66/100Strong

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-07-31	2023-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-07-14
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-03-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-04-25
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SMITH, Caroline Nicole Stern appointed
director
2018-04-25
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-04-25
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officers · AP01
2018-04-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-03-12
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JUDGE, Katie Rebecca appointed
director
2018-03-12
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-03-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-03-12
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officers · TM01
2018-03-12
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-03-01
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DENNIS, Christopher James resigned
director
2016-07-26
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Company incorporated
As BAD FAIRIES LTD
2016-07-26
➕
HATTON, Christopher Edwards appointed
director
2016-07-26
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OWAIN, Gwion appointed
director
2016-07-26
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DENNIS, Christopher James appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.

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: 2026-04-30

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Christopher Edwards Hatton Individual · American · DOB 03/1968 · age 58	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	26/07/2016
Mr Gwion Owain Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	26/07/2016
Ms Caroline Nicole Stern Smith Individual · British · DOB 10/1978 · age 48	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	25/04/2018
Miss Katie Rebecca Judge Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	12/03/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Christopher James Dennisceased 09/01/2018· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2016-07-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

36 Castle Square

Caernarfon

LL55 2NN

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-08

Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

HATTON, Christopher Edwards→

director · ~58y · appointed 2016-07-26

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Active

JUDGE, Katie Rebecca→

director · ~55y · appointed 2018-03-12

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Active

OWAIN, Gwion→

director · ~51y · appointed 2016-07-26

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Active

SMITH, Caroline Nicole Stern→

director · ~48y · appointed 2018-04-25

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Active

DENNIS, Christopher James→

director · ~72y · appointed 2016-07-26 · resigned 2018-03-01

Resigned

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