ABSOLUTE MUSIC LIBRARY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04908860 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£173
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 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 £173

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£173
↑ 137% YoY
Current Assets
£43k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£9k£17k£26k£35k£43kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£173£73
Current assets£43.2k£36.6k
Net assets£173£73

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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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-12
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2023-08-15
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  4. 2022-12-09
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  5. 2021-11-22
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  6. 2021-01-12
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  7. 2019-12-18
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  8. 2018-06-18
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  9. 2017-12-18
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  10. 2016-08-05
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  11. 2015-09-26
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  12. 2015-09-26
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  13. 2015-08-25
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  14. 2015-07-28
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  15. 2014-09-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2003-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE MUSIC LIBRARY LIMITED
  17. 2003-09-23
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    FRODSHAM, Adele Patricia appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-09-23
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    FRODSHAM, Adele Patricia appointed
    director
  19. 2003-09-23
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    FRODSHAM, Michael Peter appointed
    director
  20. 2003-09-23
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-09-23
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-09-23
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-09-23
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Adele Patricia Frodsham
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence30/06/2016
Mr Michael Peter Frodsham
Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2003-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

112 Spendmore Lane
Coppull
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 5BX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

FRODSHAM, Adele Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-23
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Active
FRODSHAM, Adele Patricia→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-09-23
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Active
FRODSHAM, Michael Peter→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-09-23
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Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-23 · resigned 2003-09-23
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-23 · resigned 2003-09-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-23