GOLDCREST POST PRODUCTION FACILITIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02697403 · ltd · incorporated 1992-03-16

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

—

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 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 25.1y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 25.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

19 officers (8 active, 19 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

139 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

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (61 events)Click to expand

2026-03-19
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officers · TM01
2026-03-18
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POULTNEY, Martin resigned
director
2025-10-06
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accounts · AA
2024-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-09-15
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-09-14
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capital · SH01
2022-08-22
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mortgage · MR04
2022-08-22
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Charge satisfied #6
2022-02-01
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officers · AP01
2022-01-11
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FARRIS, Robert David appointed
director
2021-10-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-04-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-04-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-10-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2017-03-27
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Paragon Bank Technology Finance Limited
2016-12-08
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Charge satisfied #5
2014-08-08
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GLASMAN, Adam appointed
director
2014-08-08
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MALONE, Patrick appointed
director
2014-08-08
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PIZZEY, Robin appointed
director
2014-08-08
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TREHERNE, Laurent appointed
director
2014-08-08
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POULTNEY, Martin appointed
director
2014-06-17
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Fyzz Facility Limited
2014-06-16
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Charge satisfied #3
2013-10-01
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Charge satisfied #4
2013-10-01
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Charge satisfied #2
2013-10-01
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Charge satisfied #1
2013-08-05
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Five Arrows Leasing Limited
2011-05-24
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Five Arrows Leasing Limited
2010-11-24
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Five Arrows Leasing Limited
2009-06-24
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QUESTED, Christopher John appointed
director
2009-03-18
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QUESTED, John resigned
director
2001-04-26
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) Limited and Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) Limited
2001-02-18
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MCRAE, Alexander Tyler resigned
director
2001-02-16
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MCRAE, Alexander Tyler appointed
director
2000-02-07
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B. H. COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES appointed
corporate-secretary
2000-02-07
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TAN, Selena resigned
secretary
1995-09-28
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QUESTED, John resigned
secretary
1995-09-28
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TAN, Selena appointed
secretary
1995-08-21
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QUESTED, Nicholas appointed
director
1995-08-21
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QUESTED, Barbara resigned
director
1995-08-15
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JOHNSTON, Stephen Robert resigned
director
1993-06-11
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QUESTED, Barbara appointed
director
1992-09-14
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QUESTED, John appointed
secretary

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Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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

medium

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

Group structure

Goldcrest Investment Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Goldcrest Investment Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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GOLDCREST POST PRODUCTION FACILITIES LIMITED

This company · 02697403

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Goldcrest Investment Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1992-03-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

1st Floor Sackville House

143-149 Fenchurch Street

London

EC3M 6BN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-29

Last: 2026-04-15