HOLLYWOOD TREASURES LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). 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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £25.2k | £27.3k |
| Current assets | £31.2k | £31.2k |
| Net assets | £-20.4k | £-18.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-09➖GILLESPIE, Gregor resigneddirector
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-03-18➖GILLESPIE, Gregor resignedsecretary
- 2013-03-01➕GILLESPIE, Gregor appointeddirector
- 2012-03-16🏢Company incorporatedAs HOLLYWOOD TREASURES LIMITED
- 2012-03-16➕PETERS, Colin Alexander appointeddirector
- 2012-03-16➕GILLESPIE, Gregor appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 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 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Colin Alexander Peters Individual · British · DOB 08/1945 · age 81 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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