ABC MUSIC LONDON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00894282 · ltd · incorporated 1966-12-19
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 34.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 34.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
116 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 2 | 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-12-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-07-12📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-07-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-30➖PURI, Jyoti, Ms. resigneddirector
- 2022-07-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-01➕PURI, Rishi appointeddirector
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-06-26➖PURI, Pradeep resigneddirector
- 2005-08-09🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2005-08-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2005-06-22🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2005-06-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2003-01-01➖PURI, Jyoti, Ms. resignedsecretary
- 1998-10-19➕PURI, Rishi appointedsecretary
- 1998-10-19➕PURI, Gautam appointeddirector
- 1998-10-18➖PURI, Gautam resignedsecretary
- 1997-07-01➕PURI, Pradeep appointeddirector
- 1997-03-01➕PURI, Gautam appointedsecretary
- 1996-11-30➖PURI, Anil resigneddirector
- 1995-09-01➖PURI, Balak Ram resignedsecretary
- 1995-09-01➕PURI, Jyoti, Ms. appointedsecretary
- 1995-09-01➖PURI, Balak Ram resigneddirector
- 1991-09-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Amil Puri
- 1991-08-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Chelsea Building Society
- 1966-12-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ABC MUSIC LONDON LIMITED
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 59 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Gautam Puri Individual · British · DOB 10/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/05/2022 |
Mr Rishi Puri Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/05/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms. Jyoti Puriceased 16/05/2022· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1966-12-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities
Registered office
C/O Site Manager
7a The Broadway
Southall
Middlesex
UB1 1JR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
Active
PURI, Gautam→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 1998-10-19
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Active
PURI, Balak Ram→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-09-01
PURI, Gautam→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-03-01 · resigned 1998-10-18
PURI, Jyoti, Ms.→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-09-01 · resigned 2003-01-01
PURI, Anil→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 1996-11-30
PURI, Balak Ram→
Resigneddirector · ~117y · resigned 1995-09-01
PURI, Jyoti, Ms.→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 2022-10-30
PURI, Pradeep→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1997-07-01 · resigned 2008-06-26
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 09/08/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 01/08/2005 | — | |
| satisfied | Amil Puri / Jyoti Puri | Legal charge | 1 property | 23/09/1991 | 22/06/2005 | |
| satisfied | Chelsea Building Society | Mortgage deed | 1 property | 30/08/1991 | 22/06/2005 |
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Recent filings (116 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-18