52 RECORDS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13245647 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-04
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 59112Video production activities
  • 59120Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities
  • 59200Sound recording and music publishing 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. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

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
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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
10 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£200£400£600£800£1kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£100£100
Cash£1.0k£1.0k
Net assets£100£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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-03-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 52 RECORDS LTD
  6. 2021-03-04
    DIXON, Paul Stuart appointed
    director
  7. 2021-03-04
    📄
    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 5 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

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 Paul Stuart Dixon
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/03/2021

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
Incorporated2021-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

15 Newland
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN1 1XG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DIXON, Paul Stuart
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-03-04
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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-03-04