5B ARTISTS AND MEDIA LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10623668 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-16
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£339.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed leisure with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 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
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £339,206

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£339k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£532k
↑ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£106k£213k£319k£425k£532kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£339.2k£249.4k
Current assets£531.6k£366.8k
Net assets£339.2k£249.4k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-07-18
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-08-06
    ➕
    FOSTER, Adam Kenneth appointed
    director
  15. 2018-04-19
    ➖
    ARCANGEL, Justin resigned
    director
  16. 2018-04-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-04-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-01-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2017-12-31
    ➖
    JOHNSEN, Robert resigned
    director
  20. 2017-02-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 5B ARTISTS AND MEDIA LTD
  21. 2017-02-16
    ➕
    BRENNAN, Cory Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2017-02-16
    ➕
    ARCANGEL, Justin appointed
    director
  23. 2017-02-16
    ➕
    JOHNSEN, Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-10

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Cory Michael Brennan
Individual · American · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/02/2017

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
Incorporated2017-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

22 The Nursery
Sutton Courtenay
Abingdon
OX14 4UA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-10OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BRENNAN, Cory Michael→
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-02-16
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Active
FOSTER, Adam Kenneth→
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-08-06
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Active
ARCANGEL, Justin→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-02-16 · resigned 2018-04-19
Resigned
JOHNSEN, Robert→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-02-16 · resigned 2017-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-14