APPLESEED ARTS

💤Zombieactive
10396208 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2016-09-27
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£52
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £52
Net assets shrinking
Down £364 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£52
↓ 88% YoY
Current Assets
£52
↓ 88% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£83£166£250£333£416Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£52£416
Current assets£52£416
Net assets£52£416

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
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-05-04
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    DICKENS, Gary Richard resigned
    director
  7. 2022-05-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-12-08
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    PRIESTLY, Geoff Terence resigned
    director
  9. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2016-09-27
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    Company incorporated
    As APPLESEED ARTS
  18. 2016-09-27
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    FLETCHER, Charles Francis appointed
    director
  19. 2016-09-27
    ➕
    DICKENS, Gary Richard appointed
    director
  20. 2016-09-27
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    PRIESTLY, Geoff Terence appointed
    director
  21. 2016-09-27
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles Francis Fletcher
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence27/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2016-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

4 Virginia Park Road
Gosport
PO12 3DZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

FLETCHER, Charles Francis→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DICKENS, Gary Richard→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-09-27 · resigned 2022-05-04
Resigned
PRIESTLY, Geoff Terence→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-09-27 · resigned 2021-12-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-29