GLAMPFEST EVENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12887115 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-17
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£26.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -79% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £26,668
Cash draining
Cash down 79% YoY
Cash YoY
-79%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
↓ 79% YoY
Net Worth
£27k
↑ 3136% YoY
Current Assets
£49k
↑ 108% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£10k£20k£29k£39k£49kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£26.7k£824
Current assets£48.9k£23.5k
Cash£5.0k£23.3k
Debtors£43.9k£186
Net assets£26.7k£824

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-10-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-09-30
    EMMETT, Joseph Bruce resigned
    director
  6. 2024-05-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-03-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-03-01
    EMMETT, Joseph Bruce appointed
    director
  10. 2023-07-19
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2023-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-04-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GLAMPFEST EVENTS LIMITED
  14. 2020-09-17
    MARTIN, James Ashley Clarkson appointed
    director
  15. 2020-09-17
    📄
    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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Ashley Clarkson Martin
Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/09/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Joseph Bruce Emmettceased 30/09/2024· 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
Incorporated2020-09-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

5 Moor Close
Killinghall
Harrogate
HG3 2DY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MARTIN, James Ashley Clarkson
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-09-17
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Active
EMMETT, Joseph Bruce
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-03-01 · resigned 2024-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06