1000 WATT RECORDINGS LTD

🌳Matureactive
05049177 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90010Performing arts
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£7k£13k£20k£26k£33kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets—£32.6k
Current assets—£1.8k
Net assets—£32.6k
Average employees2—

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-04-01
    ➕
    BOWERBANK, Vicky Louise appointed
    director
  5. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-01-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-05-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2023-05-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-01-01
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    NEWMAN, Sarit resigned
    secretary
  18. 2014-01-01
    ➖
    NEWMAN, Sarit resigned
    director
  19. 2004-02-20
    ➖
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2004-02-20
    ➖
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2004-02-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 1000 WATT RECORDINGS LTD
  22. 2004-02-19
    ➕
    NAYLOR, David Roy appointed
    director
  23. 2004-02-19
    ➕
    NEWMAN, Sarit appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-02-19
    ➕
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-02-19
    ➕
    NEWMAN, Sarit appointed
    director
  26. 2004-02-19
    ➕
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 David Roy Naylor
Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2004-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

10 Arbour Close
Bury
BL9 5HJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BOWERBANK, Vicky Louise→
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NAYLOR, David Roy→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEWMAN, Sarit→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-19 · resigned 2014-01-01
Resigned
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-19 · resigned 2004-02-20
Resigned
NEWMAN, Sarit→
director · ~44y · appointed 2004-02-19 · resigned 2014-01-01
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-19 · resigned 2004-02-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-20