BLUE BOX PRODUCTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
10704609 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-03
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-10-18
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2025-10-17
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  5. 2024-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-04
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-03
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-04-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2017-04-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BLUE BOX PRODUCTIONS LTD
  17. 2017-04-03
    ➕
    JAMES, Alice appointed
    director
  18. 2017-04-03
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alice James
Individual · British · DOB 11/1989 · age 37
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest03/04/2017
Mr Neil Gooch
Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest13/10/2025

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
Incorporated2017-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

Atrium, York Eco Business Centre,
Amy Johnson Way
York
YO30 4AG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JAMES, Alice→
director · ~37y · appointed 2017-04-03
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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-18
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15