GRIFFIN VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive

01344580 · ltd · incorporated 1977-12-16

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£142.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Artistic creation

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 38.7y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 38.7 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: medium (79/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

101 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £142,359

Net assets shrinking

Down £22,212 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£142k

↓ 13% YoY

Current Assets

£197k

↓ 31% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£186.6k	£196.1k
Current assets	£197.4k	£284.9k
Net assets	£142.4k	£164.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-07-23
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2024-07-02
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2023-08-04
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accounts · AA
2022-07-26
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accounts · AA
2022-02-02
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accounts · AA
2020-10-15
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accounts · AA
2019-12-13
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accounts · AA
2019-06-04
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officers · CH01
2019-06-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-05-31
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address · AD01
2018-11-28
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accounts · AA
2018-06-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-06-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-01-17
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accounts · AA
2017-10-19
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officers · AP01
2017-10-01
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GRIFFIN, Luke Francis appointed
director
2012-09-13
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Charge satisfied #4
2012-09-13
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Charge satisfied #2
2012-09-13
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Charge satisfied #1
2010-09-14
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GRIFFIN, Stephen John resigned
secretary
2010-09-14
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GRIFFIN, Stephen John resigned
director
2000-05-17
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
1995-01-23
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
1993-11-12
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1992-04-28
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
1987-11-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
1977-12-16
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Company incorporated
As GRIFFIN VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS LTD

Owner dependency

96/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GRIFFIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Francis Griffin Individual · British · DOB 11/1952 · age 74	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	20/06/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Sjg Holdings Limitedceased 20/06/2018· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated1977-12-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

C/O Clear Accountancy E- Innovation Centre

Priorslee

Telford

TF2 9FT

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-25

Last: 2026-06-11

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GRIFFIN, James Francis→

director · ~74y

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Active

GRIFFIN, Luke Francis→

director · ~39y · appointed 2017-10-01

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Active

GRIFFIN, Stephen John→

secretary · resigned 2010-09-14

Resigned

GRIFFIN, Stephen John→

director · ~76y · resigned 2010-09-14

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Debenture deed	1 property	17/05/2000	—
satisfied	Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC	Chattel mortgage	1 property	23/01/1995	13/09/2012
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	12/11/1993	—
satisfied	Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC	Chattel mortgage	1 property	28/04/1992	13/09/2012
satisfied	Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC	Chattel mortgage	1 property	10/11/1987	13/09/2012

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