ADAM PRESCOTT PHOTOGRAPHY LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11745176 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-31
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
£9.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74201Portrait photographic activities
  • 74202Other specialist photography
  • 74209Other photographic activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,588

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£10k
↑ 9.2% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£5k£9k£14k£18k£23kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£15.2k£16.1k
Current assets£10.8k£22.8k
Net assets£9.6k£8.8k

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.

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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 (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-01-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-11-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-10-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2020-10-16
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  14. 2020-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-12-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAM PRESCOTT PHOTOGRAPHY LTD
  16. 2018-12-31
    PRESCOTT, Adam appointed
    director
  17. 2018-12-31
    PRESCOTT, Anna appointed
    director
  18. 2018-12-31
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PRESCOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Prescott
Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50
2550%
25-50% shares16/10/2020
Mrs Anna Prescott
Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
2550%
25-50% shares16/10/2020

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
Incorporated2018-12-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

16-18 West Street
Rochford
SS4 1AJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PRESCOTT, Adam
director · ~50y · appointed 2018-12-31
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PRESCOTT, Anna
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-12-31
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Active

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-04