ABC VIDEO FACILITIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04880901 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-28
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£4.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,523
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,055 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↓ 7.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£7k£11k£15k£18kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£9.2k£19.6k
Current assets£17.1k£18.5k
Net assets£4.5k£8.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-23
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  3. 2024-11-19
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  4. 2024-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-30
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-28
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-27
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  9. 2019-07-08
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    address · AD01
  10. 2019-05-28
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  11. 2018-05-29
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  12. 2017-05-24
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  13. 2016-05-27
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-09-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-05-27
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2005-05-26
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    DELL, Julie Rita appointed
    director
  17. 2003-08-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ABC VIDEO FACILITIES LIMITED
  18. 2003-08-28
    ➕
    DELL, Julie Rita appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-08-28
    ➕
    DELL, Christopher David appointed
    director
  20. 2003-08-28
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    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2003-08-28
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    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2003-08-28
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    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2003-08-28
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    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +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
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher David Dell
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares28/08/2016

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
Incorporated2003-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

23-27 Bolton Street
Chorley
PR7 3AA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

DELL, Julie Rita→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-28
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Active
DELL, Christopher David→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-08-28
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Active
DELL, Julie Rita→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-08-28 · resigned 2003-08-28
Resigned
ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-08-28 · resigned 2003-08-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
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accounts · AA
2025-05-30
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gazette · DISS40
2024-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
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gazette · GAZ1
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
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accounts · AA
2023-05-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-07
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accounts · AA
2020-08-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-01