ABSOLUT-LEE PROMOTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03308013 · ltd · incorporated 1997-01-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
£81.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed technology with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 60). Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (48/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £81,304

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£81k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-26
Total assets£81.3k
Current assets£1.5k
Net assets£81.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-12-24
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-07-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-06-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-19
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-12-20
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-19
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-08-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2021-03-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 1998-02-01
    ➕
    LEE, Anna appointed
    secretary
  19. 1998-02-01
    ➕
    LEE, Anna appointed
    director
  20. 1998-01-31
    ➖
    LEE, Reginald John Robert resigned
    secretary
  21. 1998-01-31
    ➖
    LEE, Reginald John Robert resigned
    director
  22. 1998-01-31
    ➖
    STRETFORD, Paul resigned
    director
  23. 1997-04-30
    ➕
    STRETFORD, Paul appointed
    director
  24. 1997-01-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUT-LEE PROMOTIONS LIMITED
  25. 1997-01-27
    ➕
    LEE, Robert Martin appointed
    director
  26. 1997-01-27
    ➕
    LEE, Reginald John Robert appointed
    secretary
  27. 1997-01-27
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1997-01-27
    ➖
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1997-01-27
    ➕
    LEE, Reginald John Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-24

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-10

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Anna Lee
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares27/01/2017
Mr Robert Martin Lee
Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares27/01/2017

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
Incorporated1997-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

33-35 Daws Lane
London
NW7 4SD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-24OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-26
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-10OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-27

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

LEE, Anna→
secretary · appointed 1998-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEE, Anna→
director · ~60y · appointed 1998-02-01
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Active
LEE, Robert Martin→
director · ~60y · appointed 1997-01-27
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Active
LEE, Reginald John Robert→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-27 · resigned 1998-01-31
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-01-27 · resigned 1997-01-27
Resigned
LEE, Reginald John Robert→
director · ~83y · appointed 1997-01-27 · resigned 1998-01-31
Resigned
STRETFORD, Paul→
director · ~68y · appointed 1997-04-30 · resigned 1998-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04