34RR STUDIO LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14719118 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-09
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-6.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28220
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 59200Sound recording and music publishing activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -63% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,927
Cash draining
Cash down 63% YoY
Cash YoY
-63%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£491
↓ 63% YoY
Net Worth
-£7k
↓ 142% YoY
Current Assets
£493
↓ 65% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£7k-£5k-£4k-£2k-£251£1kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-6.9k£-2.9k
Current assets£493£1.4k
Cash£491£1.3k
Debtors£2£81
Net assets£-6.9k£-2.9k

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 (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-24
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2025-10-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 34RR STUDIO LTD
  6. 2023-03-09
    SOUTHWOOD, Deborah Kay, Mrs. appointed
    director
  7. 2023-03-09
    SOUTHWOOD, Taunton Ray, Professor appointed
    director
  8. 2023-03-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Professor Taunton Ray Southwood
Individual · British · DOB 11/1956 · age 70
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/03/2023
Mrs. Deborah Kay Southwood
Individual · British · DOB 02/1957 · age 69
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/03/2023

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
Incorporated2023-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28220 — SIC 28220

Registered office

59-61 Charlotte Street
Birmingham
B3 1PX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SOUTHWOOD, Deborah Kay, Mrs.
director · ~69y · appointed 2023-03-09
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Active
SOUTHWOOD, Taunton Ray, Professor
director · ~70y · appointed 2023-03-09
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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-09