BPM ENTERTAINMENT LTD

💤Zombieactive
11645499 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-26
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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, 2 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£8kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£6.3k
Current assets£8.2k
Net assets£5.0k
Average employees-100

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
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-07-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-01-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2022-01-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BPM ENTERTAINMENT LTD
  15. 2018-10-26
    MALLINDER, Benjamin Paul appointed
    director
  16. 2018-10-26
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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 8 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Benjamin Paul Mallinder
Individual · British · DOB 07/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/10/2018

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
Incorporated2018-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

C/O Dp Associates (Accountancy) Ltd Long Barn
Ashwell Park
Ilminster
Somerset
TA19 9DX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MALLINDER, Benjamin Paul
director · ~37y · appointed 2018-10-26
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Recent filings (21 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-07