LES IS MORE ENTERTAINMENT LTD

💤Zombieactive
11006371 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-10
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
£270.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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
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
70/100Strong
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
77
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 £270,535
Cash YoY
+1060%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£138k
↑ 1060% YoY
Net Worth
£271k
↑ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£443k
↑ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£89k£177k£266k£354k£443kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£371.3k£241.9k
Current assets£442.8k£221.8k
Cash£138.4k£11.9k
Debtors£304.4k£209.8k
Net assets£270.5k£165.9k

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
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 change-of-name
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-06-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-06-03
    LESCOTT, Debbie resigned
    director
  4. 2026-05-01
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2026-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-28
    LESCOTT, Debbie appointed
    director
  9. 2023-06-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-05-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-20
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2018-04-20
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2017-10-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LES IS MORE ENTERTAINMENT LTD
  18. 2017-10-10
    LESCOTT, Joleon Patrick appointed
    director
  19. 2017-10-10
    📄
    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 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-05-01: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joleon Patrick Lescott
Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/10/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Debbie Michelle Lescottceased 03/06/2026· 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
Incorporated2017-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

The Old School
School Lane
Blymhill
Staffordshire
TF11 8LJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LESCOTT, Joleon Patrick
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-10-10
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Active
LESCOTT, Debbie
director · ~45y · appointed 2023-06-28 · resigned 2026-06-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-08
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-04