ENZO RECORDINGS LIMITED

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SC343369 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-23
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£366.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
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
49 filings on record
85
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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £366,622
Net assets shrinking
Down £416,655 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£367k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Assets
£412k
↓ 51% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£169k£337k£506k£675k£843kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£366.6k£783.3k
Current assets£411.7k£843.4k
Net assets£366.6k£783.3k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-21
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  2. 2025-02-13
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    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-01-31
    RODDISON, John resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-07
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  6. 2024-01-11
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  7. 2023-07-26
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    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  8. 2023-07-25
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    capital · RP04SH01
  9. 2023-07-25
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    capital · SH01
  10. 2023-01-31
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  11. 2023-01-31
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  12. 2022-07-21
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  13. 2022-02-21
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  14. 2021-05-24
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-30
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    officers · AP03
  16. 2021-03-24
    RODDISON, John appointed
    secretary
  17. 2020-05-29
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  18. 2020-02-18
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  19. 2019-05-29
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  20. 2019-02-19
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  21. 2008-05-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ENZO RECORDINGS LIMITED
  22. 2008-05-23
    BRACEGIRDLE, Nicholas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Nicholas Bracegirdle
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting23/05/2017

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
Incorporated2008-05-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

Whitehall House
33 Yeaman Shore
Dundee
DD1 4BJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-06
Last: 2025-05-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BRACEGIRDLE, Nicholas
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-05-23
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Active
RODDISON, John
secretary · appointed 2021-03-24 · resigned 2025-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-11
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-07-26
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2023-07-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24