BLACKDOWN MUSIC LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10754502 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-04
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-5.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,454

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£5k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
↓ 83% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£5k-£4k-£3k-£2k-£1k£6Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-3.2k£-2.5k
Current assets£1£6
Net assets£-5.5k£-5.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-02-23
    SHEHU, Ana resigned
    director
  10. 2020-02-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-02-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-05-04
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    Company incorporated
    As BLACKDOWN MUSIC LIMITED
  16. 2017-05-04
    PAPADOPOULOS, Thomas appointed
    director
  17. 2017-05-04
    SHEHU, Ana appointed
    director
  18. 2017-05-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Papadopoulos
Individual · British · DOB 03/1983 · age 43
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/05/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Ana Shehuceased 23/02/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2017-05-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

3 Marco Polo House
Cook Way
Taunton
Somerset
TA2 6BJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-17
Last: 2026-05-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PAPADOPOULOS, Thomas
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-05-04
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Active
SHEHU, Ana
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-05-04 · resigned 2020-02-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-05-13