AREA 71 LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11724267 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
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. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees500500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-11
    BURROWS, Phillip resigned
    director
  2. 2025-08-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-03-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-03-05
    TURNER, Lewis Jack appointed
    director
  9. 2023-03-05
    GREEN, Brian Mark resigned
    director
  10. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-01-06
    SMITH, Jack Ryland resigned
    director
  15. 2019-07-22
    HORTON, Joshua John Lionel Manser resigned
    director
  16. 2019-07-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-12-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AREA 71 LIMITED
  18. 2018-12-12
    FOSTER, David Richard appointed
    director
  19. 2018-12-12
    GARBETT, Byron James appointed
    director
  20. 2018-12-12
    BURROWS, Phillip appointed
    director
  21. 2018-12-12
    GREEN, Brian Mark appointed
    director
  22. 2018-12-12
    HORTON, Joshua John Lionel Manser appointed
    director
  23. 2018-12-12
    SMITH, Jack Ryland appointed
    director
  24. 2018-12-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

341 Lytham Road
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 1DS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

FOSTER, David Richard
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-12-12
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Active
GARBETT, Byron James
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-12-12
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Active
TURNER, Lewis Jack
director · ~31y · appointed 2023-03-05
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Active
BURROWS, Phillip
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-12-12 · resigned 2025-08-11
Resigned
GREEN, Brian Mark
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-12-12 · resigned 2023-03-05
Resigned
HORTON, Joshua John Lionel Manser
director · ~32y · appointed 2018-12-12 · resigned 2019-07-22
Resigned
SMITH, Jack Ryland
director · ~36y · appointed 2018-12-12 · resigned 2020-01-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-08