AMPHONIC MUSIC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01002364 · ltd · incorporated 1971-02-12
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
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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: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2022-07-12
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  7. 2021-07-10
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  8. 2020-08-13
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-07-20
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  10. 2019-09-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-07-03
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-19
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-25
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  14. 2017-08-25
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  15. 2017-08-25
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2017-08-25
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  17. 2017-08-08
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    DALE, Ian Geoffrey appointed
    secretary
  18. 2017-08-08
    ➕
    DALE, Jamie Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2017-08-08
    ➕
    DALE, Ryan Geoffrey appointed
    director
  20. 2017-08-08
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    DALE, Donna Louise resigned
    secretary
  21. 2015-02-11
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    DALE, Erica resigned
    director
  22. 2009-04-08
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    DALE, Donna Louise appointed
    secretary
  23. 2009-04-08
    ➖
    DALE, Erica resigned
    secretary
  24. 2004-02-16
    ➖
    BRIGGS, Aaron Simon resigned
    director
  25. 2002-07-30
    ➕
    DALE, Erica appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-05-25
    ➖
    DALE, Audrey Mary resigned
    secretary
  27. 2002-05-25
    ➖
    DALE, Audrey Mary resigned
    director
  28. 1994-08-15
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    DALE, Sydney resigned
    director
  29. 1994-04-07
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    BRIGGS, Aaron Simon appointed
    director
  30. 1993-08-11
    ➕
    DALE, Ian Geoffrey appointed
    director
  31. 1971-02-12
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    Company incorporated
    As AMPHONIC MUSIC LIMITED

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 55 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Neo-Phonic Music Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Neo-Phonic Music Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AMPHONIC MUSIC LIMITED
This company · 01002364

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
Neo-Phonic Music Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1971-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

3rd Floor Paternoster House
65 St Paul's Churchyard
London
EC4M 8AB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

DALE, Ian Geoffrey→
secretary · appointed 2017-08-08
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Active
DALE, Ian Geoffrey→
director · ~68y · appointed 1993-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DALE, Jamie Michael→
director · ~34y · appointed 2017-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DALE, Ryan Geoffrey→
director · ~30y · appointed 2017-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DALE, Audrey Mary→
secretary · resigned 2002-05-25
Resigned
DALE, Donna Louise→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-08 · resigned 2017-08-08
Resigned
DALE, Erica→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-30 · resigned 2009-04-08
Resigned
BRIGGS, Aaron Simon→
director · ~66y · appointed 1994-04-07 · resigned 2004-02-16
Resigned
DALE, Audrey Mary→
director · ~101y · resigned 2002-05-25
Resigned
DALE, Erica→
director · ~68y · resigned 2015-02-11
Resigned
DALE, Sydney→
director · ~102y · resigned 1994-08-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (106 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-20