PHONOGRAPHIC PERFORMANCE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00288046 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1934-05-12

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 28.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 28.7y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 28.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

91 officers (18 active, 91 linked, 83 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

337 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (180 events)Click to expand

2026-06-05
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officers · CH01
2026-02-13
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officers · AP01
2026-02-04
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officers · AP01
2026-01-20
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BURGESS, Richard James appointed
director
2026-01-20
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DAMANI, Shamus Badru Makhani appointed
director
2026-01-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-31
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SMITH, John Frank resigned
director
2025-12-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-19
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SPONG, Paul John appointed
director
2025-11-19
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DE BASTION, Roxanne resigned
director
2025-11-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-07
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BURKE, Kelly Jessica resigned
director
2025-07-08
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accounts · AA
2025-04-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-25
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BURKE, Kelly Jessica appointed
director
2025-03-25
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HARTLEY, Nicholas Bruce resigned
director
2024-12-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-21
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BOLT, Rachel Stephanie appointed
director
2024-11-21
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JOSEPH, Hannah Eileen resigned
director
2024-08-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-11-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-16
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LALE, Peter Dominic appointed
director
2023-11-16
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THOMS, Peter James resigned
director
2023-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
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HARMSWORTH, David James Edward resigned
secretary
2023-04-03
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officers · AP03
2023-03-21
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WAITE, Camilla Annabel Florence appointed
secretary
2022-12-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-24
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LEE, David appointed
director
2022-11-24
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STOPPS, David Richard resigned
director
2022-06-20
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MITCHELL, Sarah Jane appointed
director
2022-06-20
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STACK, Peter resigned
director
2021-11-25
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FIRMAN, Robin Michael resigned
director
2021-11-25
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JOSEPH, Hannah Eileen appointed
director
2020-11-25
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DAVIDSON, Jacqueline Frances appointed
director
2020-11-25
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HUNT, Crispin Macmichael Sandys resigned
director
2020-11-25
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KELLY, Mark Colbert resigned
director
2020-11-25
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THOMS, Peter James appointed
director
2020-09-10
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CLAYTON, Soriya appointed
director
2020-09-10
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SAXE, Charlotte Chloe appointed
director
2020-09-10
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RADICE, James Heneage resigned
director
2020-09-10
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SEAR, Adrian Paul resigned
director
2020-07-14
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ELLINGTON, Joy Andrea appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 180 events

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-17 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BURKE, Kelly Jessica resigned 2025-11-07; DE BASTION, Roxanne resigned 2025-11-19; SMITH, John Frank resigned 2025-12-31

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1934-05-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

1 Upper James Street

London

W1F 9DE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-28

Last: 2025-12-14