ADVERSITY SONGS LTD

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14038254 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-11
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
52/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 40/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (40/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
52/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
35
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2023Apr 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-04-302023-04-30

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
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-04-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-02-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-07-22
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-07-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-04-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVERSITY SONGS LTD
  9. 2022-04-11
    WILSON, James Andrew Findlay appointed
    director
  10. 2022-04-11
    📄
    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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-16

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Andrew Findlay Wilson
Individual · English · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/04/2022

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
Incorporated2022-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

10 10 St. Andrew's Road
Crosby
Liverpool
L23 7UR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-01-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WILSON, James Andrew Findlay
director · ~54y · appointed 2022-04-11
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Recent filings (11 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-05-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-04-11