AUDIO ASSASSINS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10755306 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-05
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 May 2024
Net worth
£6.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
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 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,008
Cash YoY
+22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↑ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£6k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£5k£7k£10k£12kMay 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£6.0k£4.4k
Current assets£9.9k£12.4k
Cash£3.1k£2.6k
Net assets£6.0k£4.4k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-12-09
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-07-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-09-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-01
    EMERY, Grace Annabel resigned
    director
  8. 2023-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-03-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-25
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2020-06-25
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2020-06-25
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  15. 2020-02-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUDIO ASSASSINS LIMITED
  18. 2017-05-05
    RUSE, Jonathan Samuel appointed
    director
  19. 2017-05-05
    EMERY, Grace Annabel appointed
    director
  20. 2017-05-05
    📄
    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

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: 2026-05-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Samuel Ruse
Individual · British · DOB 08/1995 · age 31
sig. influencesignificant influence05/05/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Grace Annabel Emeryceased 01/06/2023· significant influence

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
Incorporated2017-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

20 Northey Avenue
Cheam
Sutton
SM2 7HR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

RUSE, Jonathan Samuel
director · ~31y · appointed 2017-05-05
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Active
EMERY, Grace Annabel
director · ~37y · appointed 2017-05-05 · resigned 2023-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28