ABBEY BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03707979 · ltd · incorporated 1999-02-04
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2025-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-01-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2021-01-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-04-22
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    MILES, Pollyanna Elizabeth Sarah resigned
    director
  13. 2020-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-03-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-03-27
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    O'KEEFFE, Francesca Victoria appointed
    director
  16. 2020-03-27
    ➕
    O'KEEFFE, Patrick James Dower appointed
    director
  17. 2019-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-02-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2019-02-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2019-01-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2018-09-18
    ➖
    MILES, Ian resigned
    director
  22. 2015-04-15
    ➖
    JEPSEN, Else Thora resigned
    secretary
  23. 2007-07-15
    ➕
    JEPSEN, Else Thora appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-06-15
    ➖
    MILES, Polyanna Elizabeth Sarah resigned
    secretary
  25. 2006-01-13
    ➖
    HODGSON, Andrew John resigned
    secretary
  26. 2006-01-13
    ➕
    MILES, Polyanna Elizabeth Sarah appointed
    secretary
  27. 2002-04-29
    ➕
    HODGSON, Andrew John appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-04-29
    ➖
    UPPAL, Jasbir Kaur resigned
    secretary
  29. 2002-04-29
    ➖
    NEWCOMBE, David Keith resigned
    director
  30. 2001-10-11
    ➖
    SHORROCKS, Wilfred resigned
    director
  31. 2001-06-15
    ➖
    CALDERBANK, Graham Robert resigned
    director
  32. 2001-06-15
    ➕
    NEWCOMBE, David Keith appointed
    director
  33. 1999-10-01
    ➕
    SHORROCKS, Wilfred appointed
    director
  34. 1999-09-30
    ➖
    MILES, Pollyanna Elizabeth Sarah resigned
    secretary
  35. 1999-09-30
    ➕
    UPPAL, Jasbir Kaur appointed
    secretary
  36. 1999-09-30
    ➕
    CALDERBANK, Graham Robert appointed
    director
  37. 1999-09-01
    ➖
    DIPROSE, Michael John resigned
    director
  38. 1999-02-22
    ➕
    DIPROSE, Michael John appointed
    director
  39. 1999-02-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
  40. 1999-02-04
    ➕
    MILES, Pollyanna Elizabeth Sarah appointed
    secretary
  41. 1999-02-04
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 1999-02-04
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 1999-02-04
    ➕
    MILES, Ian appointed
    director
  44. 1999-02-04
    ➕
    MILES, Pollyanna Elizabeth Sarah appointed
    director
  45. 1999-02-04
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  46. 1999-02-04
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +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

56/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Francesca Victoria O'Keeffe
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence22/04/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Pollyanna Elizabeth Sarah Milesceased 22/04/2020· significant influence
  • Mr Ian Milesceased 18/09/2018· 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
Incorporated1999-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

Highdown
32a Ellerton Road
London
SW18 3NN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

O'KEEFFE, Francesca Victoria→
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'KEEFFE, Patrick James Dower→
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HODGSON, Andrew John→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-29 · resigned 2006-01-13
Resigned
JEPSEN, Else Thora→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-15 · resigned 2015-04-15
Resigned
MILES, Pollyanna Elizabeth Sarah→
secretary · appointed 1999-02-04 · resigned 1999-09-30
Resigned
MILES, Polyanna Elizabeth Sarah→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-13 · resigned 2007-06-15
Resigned
UPPAL, Jasbir Kaur→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-30 · resigned 2002-04-29
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-02-04 · resigned 1999-02-04
Resigned
CALDERBANK, Graham Robert→
director · ~69y · appointed 1999-09-30 · resigned 2001-06-15
Resigned
DIPROSE, Michael John→
director · ~66y · appointed 1999-02-22 · resigned 1999-09-01
Resigned
MILES, Ian→
director · ~90y · appointed 1999-02-04 · resigned 2018-09-18
Resigned
MILES, Pollyanna Elizabeth Sarah→
director · ~88y · appointed 1999-02-04 · resigned 2020-04-22
Resigned
NEWCOMBE, David Keith→
director · ~73y · appointed 2001-06-15 · resigned 2002-04-29
Resigned
SHORROCKS, Wilfred→
director · ~77y · appointed 1999-10-01 · resigned 2001-10-11
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-02-04 · resigned 1999-02-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (101 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-29
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-01-27