ACB PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14601326 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-18
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 Sept 2023
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-09-30
Average employees100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 gazette
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-04-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-06-23
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-02-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-01-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-11-22
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-11-22
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2024-10-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-10-15
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2023-01-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACB PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  11. 2023-01-18
    BELL, Kirsty appointed
    director
  12. 2023-01-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Goldfinch Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Goldfinch Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ACB PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
This company · 14601326

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Goldfinch Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/11/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Kirsty Bellceased 22/11/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-01-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

Flat 2 Ocean View
Harbour Road
Seaton
EX12 2LS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BELL, Kirsty
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-01-18
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Recent filings (14 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-05-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-18