BUSY LITTLE MONSTERS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13786900 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-07
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£38.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 90020Support activities to performing arts
- 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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, 3 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £38,700
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,691 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£39k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 57% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £38.3k | £45.4k |
| Current assets | £4.7k | £10.9k |
| Net assets | £38.7k | £45.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-09➕HOWE, Daniel Philip appointeddirector
- 2023-05-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-13✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-03-09➕POAR, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2023-03-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-07🏢Company incorporatedAs BUSY LITTLE MONSTERS LIMITED
- 2021-12-07➕HOWE, Holly appointeddirector
- 2021-12-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Holly Howe Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 07/12/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ACCESSIBLE LEISURE LTD→ 13726945 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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| ACT & IMPACT LTD→ 16781881 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts
Registered office
5 Eagle Parade
Buxton
SK17 6EQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
HOWE, Daniel Philip→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-05-09
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Active
POAR, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2023-03-09
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-09
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-12-07