1983 GROUP LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11787478 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-25
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£98.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £98,130

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£98k
↑ 9.5% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£39k£59k£79k£98kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£121.9k£113.8k
Current assets£24.9k£19.0k
Net assets£98.1k£89.7k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2021-11-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2021-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-09
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    DAVISON, Mark resigned
    director
  9. 2021-07-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2021-06-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2021-06-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-06-28
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    DAVISON, Mark appointed
    director
  13. 2021-05-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-05-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2021-05-07
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    HARRIS, Brian resigned
    director
  16. 2021-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-08-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-01-01
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    ROBERTSON, Douglas John Peveril appointed
    director
  19. 2019-01-25
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    Company incorporated
    As 1983 GROUP LIMITED
  20. 2019-01-25
    ➕
    STAKES, Emma appointed
    director
  21. 2019-01-25
    ➕
    HARRIS, Brian appointed
    director
  22. 2019-01-25
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Emma Stakes
Individual · British · DOB 12/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares25/01/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Mark Davisonceased 09/08/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Brian Harrisceased 07/05/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2019-01-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

62 Woodfall Avenue Barnet
Greater London
EN5 2HA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Douglas John Peveril→
director · ~72y · appointed 2020-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STAKES, Emma→
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVISON, Mark→
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-06-28 · resigned 2021-08-09
Resigned
HARRIS, Brian→
director · ~71y · appointed 2019-01-25 · resigned 2021-05-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-06-29