BEARD ASKEW PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC455536 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-29
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£24.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programming and broadcasting activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 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
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,032

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£24k
Current Assets
£23k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-31
Total assets£24.0k
Current assets£22.5k
Net assets£24.0k

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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-10-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-10-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-10-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-03-19
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    BEARD, Jade Lauren resigned
    director
  14. 2019-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-07-29
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    Company incorporated
    As BEARD ASKEW PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  19. 2013-07-29
    ➕
    ASKEW, Timothy Michael appointed
    director
  20. 2013-07-29
    ➕
    BEARD, Jade Lauren appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ASKEW" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 13 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Timothy Michael Askew
Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting29/07/2016
Mrs Jade Lauren Beard
Individual · British · DOB 04/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/07/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC60200 — Television programming and broadcasting activities

Registered office

The Melting Pot
15 Calton Road
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
EH8 8DL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ASKEW, Timothy Michael→
director · ~39y · appointed 2013-07-29
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Active
BEARD, Jade Lauren→
director · ~38y · appointed 2013-07-29 · resigned 2020-03-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-18