ABANDON SILENCE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04632170 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-09
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£52.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed leisure with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £52,853
Cash YoY
+67%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£85k
↑ 67% YoY
Net Worth
£53k
↑ 266% YoY
Current Assets
£103k
↑ 104% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-25 | 2024-05-25 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £52.9k | £14.4k |
| Current assets | £103.1k | £50.6k |
| Cash | £84.7k | £50.6k |
| Debtors | £18.4k | — |
| Net assets | £52.9k | £14.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-05-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-04-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-01-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-12-09➖HILL, Michael Gerard resignedsecretary
- 2018-12-09➖HILL, Michael Gerard resigneddirector
- 2015-02-15➕HILL, Andrew Stephen appointeddirector
- 2003-01-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ABANDON SILENCE LIMITED
- 2003-01-09➕HILL, Molly Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2003-01-09➕DWYER, Daniel John appointednominee-secretary
- 2003-01-09➖DWYER, Daniel John resignednominee-secretary
- 2003-01-09➕HILL, Michael Gerard appointedsecretary
- 2003-01-09➕DWYER, Daniel James appointednominee-director
- 2003-01-09➖DWYER, Daniel James resignednominee-director
- 2003-01-09➕HILL, Michael Gerard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
91/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-23
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Stephen Hill Individual · British · DOB 11/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Michael Gerard Hillceased 09/12/2018· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts
Registered office
Flat 22 25 Shore Road
Hackney
London
E9 7TA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last made up to: 2025-05-25
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-23OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-09
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
HILL, Andrew Stephen→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2015-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HILL, Molly Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2003-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DWYER, Daniel John→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-09 · resigned 2003-01-09
HILL, Michael Gerard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-01-09 · resigned 2018-12-09
DWYER, Daniel James→
Resignednominee-director · ~51y · appointed 2003-01-09 · resigned 2003-01-09
HILL, Michael Gerard→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2003-01-09 · resigned 2018-12-09
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Recent filings (71 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-05-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-27