1001 NIGHTS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06353157 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-28

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 Aug 2024

Net worth

£292.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

90030Artistic creation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £292,942

Net assets shrinking

Down £53,942 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£293k

↓ 16% YoY

Current Assets

£368k

↑ 10% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Total assets	£292.9k	£346.9k
Current assets	£367.6k	£333.9k
Net assets	£292.9k	£346.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-04-17
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2023-05-27
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2022-05-20
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2021-06-01
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2020-06-03
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2019-06-05
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2018-05-31
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2017-06-07
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2016-09-05
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2016-06-03
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2015-09-14
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2015-06-07
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2014-09-02
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2009-08-31
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CULPEPPER, Jeffrey Ray resigned
director
2007-08-28
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Company incorporated
As 1001 NIGHTS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
2007-08-28
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WITHEROW-CULPEPPER, Philippa Joyce appointed
secretary
2007-08-28
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WITHEROW, Susan Kay appointed
director
2007-08-28
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ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-08-28
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ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-08-28
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CULPEPPER, Jeffrey Ray appointed
director
2007-08-28
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ALPHA DIRECT LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2007-08-28
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ALPHA DIRECT LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Susan Kay Witherow Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2007-08-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

The Gatehouse

Branch Hill

London

NW3 7LS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-11

Last: 2025-08-28

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

WITHEROW-CULPEPPER, Philippa Joyce→

secretary · appointed 2007-08-28

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Active

WITHEROW, Susan Kay→

director · ~71y · appointed 2007-08-28

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Active

ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-08-28 · resigned 2007-08-28

Resigned

CULPEPPER, Jeffrey Ray→

director · ~68y · appointed 2007-08-28 · resigned 2009-08-31

Resigned

ALPHA DIRECT LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-08-28 · resigned 2007-08-28

Resigned

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