AKTA PRODUCTIONS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
13380129 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-06
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 May 2025
Net worth
£250
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: 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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 £250

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£25k
Net Worth
£250
Current Assets
£43k
Current Liabilities
£0£9k£17k£26k£34k£43kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£1.1k
Current assets£42.9k
Cash£25.2k
Debtors£17.7k
Net assets£250
Average employees100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-10-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-08-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-08-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-07-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2024-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-04-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-28
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2022-03-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-03-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-03-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2022-03-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2022-03-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2022-02-28
    BELL, Patrick resigned
    secretary
  20. 2022-02-28
    BELL, Patrick resigned
    director
  21. 2021-05-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AKTA PRODUCTIONS LTD.
  22. 2021-05-06
    FRANCES, Charlie appointed
    secretary
  23. 2021-05-06
    FRANCES, Charlie appointed
    director
  24. 2021-05-06
    BELL, Patrick appointed
    secretary
  25. 2021-05-06
    BELL, Patrick appointed
    director
  26. 2021-05-06
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    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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charlie Frances
Individual · British · DOB 07/1995 · age 31
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/05/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Patrick Bellceased 28/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-05-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

123 Hallgate
Cottingham
East Riding Of Yorkshire
HU16 4DA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

FRANCES, Charlie
secretary · appointed 2021-05-06
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Active
FRANCES, Charlie
director · ~31y · appointed 2021-05-06
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Active
BELL, Patrick
secretary · appointed 2021-05-06 · resigned 2022-02-28
Resigned
BELL, Patrick
director · ~33y · appointed 2021-05-06 · resigned 2022-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20