ABBEY BOX OFFICE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00472019 · ltd · incorporated 1949-08-20
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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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£33.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: family or management succession (50/100).
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Refinance opportunity
18 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 41.8y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 41.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
18 charges (18/18 with lender, 18/18 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
134 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £33,413
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£331k
Net Worth
£33k
Current Assets
£434k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £33.4k | — |
| Current assets | £433.8k | — |
| Cash | £330.7k | — |
| Debtors | £103.1k | — |
| Net assets | £33.4k | — |
| Average employees | — | 300 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-08➕ALJOE, Sally appointeddirector
- 2023-08-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-01➕ALJOE, James Mark appointeddirector
- 2023-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-05-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-10-20➖ALJOE, Anthony Coade resignedsecretary
- 2013-03-31➖ALJOE, Anthony Coade resigneddirector
- 2009-09-11🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Investec Trust Guernsey Limited and Bayeux Trustees Limited as Co-Trustees of Rivermead Unit Trust
- 2004-01-27🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2004-01-27🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2004-01-27🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2004-01-27🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2004-01-27🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2004-01-27🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2004-01-27🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2002-12-20🔒Charge registered #17Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2001-12-24🔒Charge registered #16Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2000-10-27🔒Charge registered #15Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1999-09-21🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Majormark Limited
- 1999-05-04🔒Charge registered #13Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1999-01-06🔒Charge registered #12Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1997-07-31➖EVERITT, Michael Philip resigneddirector
- 1993-05-10🔒Charge registered #11Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1993-05-10🔒Charge registered #10Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1993-05-05🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 1993-05-05🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 1993-05-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1993-05-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1992-11-20🔒Charge registered #9Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1992-08-21🔒Charge registered #8Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1992-03-26🔒Charge registered #7Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1992-03-26🔒Charge registered #6Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1992-03-06🔒Charge registered #5Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1991-05-16🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1990-01-16🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1984-09-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1984-09-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Showing most recent 50 of 51 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
7 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Coade Aljoe Individual · English · DOB 09/1959 · age 67 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1949-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts
Registered office
9a Burroughs Gardens
London
NW4 4AU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-14
Last: 2026-05-31
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
ALJOE, James Mark→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALJOE, Sally→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALJOE, Anthony Coade→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2016-10-20
ALJOE, Anthony Coade→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 2013-03-31
EVERITT, Michael Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · resigned 1997-07-31
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Mortgages & charges
18
Total charges
7
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:18 of 18 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Investec Trust Guernsey and Bayeux Trustees as Co-Trustees of Rivermead Unit Trust Investec Trust Guernsey Limited and Bayeux Trustees Limited as Co-Trustees of Rivermead Unit Trust | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 11/09/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge of deposit | 1 property | 20/12/2002 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge of deposit | 1 property | 24/12/2001 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge over credit balances | 1 property | 27/10/2000 | — | |
| outstanding | Majormark Majormark Limited | Deed relating to deposit of money | 1 property | 21/09/1999 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge over credit balances | 1 property | 04/05/1999 | 27/01/2004 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge over credit balances | 1 property | 06/01/1999 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge over credit balances | 1 property | 10/05/1993 | 27/01/2004 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge over credit balances | 1 property | 10/05/1993 | 27/01/2004 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge over credit balances | 1 property | 20/11/1992 | 27/01/2004 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge over credit balances | 1 property | 21/08/1992 | 27/01/2004 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge over credit balances | 1 property | 26/03/1992 | 27/01/2004 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge over credit balances | 1 property | 26/03/1992 | 05/05/1993 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge over credit balances | 1 property | 06/03/1992 | 05/05/1993 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 16/05/1991 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 16/01/1990 | 27/01/2004 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Letter of charge | 1 property | 07/09/1984 | 05/05/1993 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Debenture | 1 property | 07/09/1984 | 05/05/1993 |
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Recent filings (134 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-01