AUDIOSERV LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05219024 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-01
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£239.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 33200SIC 33200
- 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
- 77291Renting and leasing of media entertainment equipment
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -52% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.9y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £239,168
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,325 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 52% YoY
Cash YoY
-52%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£25k
↓ 52% YoY
Net Worth
£239k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£116k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £369.7k | £381.7k |
| Current assets | £116.4k | £149.8k |
| Cash | £24.7k | £51.3k |
| Debtors | £45.5k | £61.4k |
| Net assets | £239.2k | £240.5k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-07-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2021-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-10-31➕SPRINGHAM, Marianne appointeddirector
- 2006-01-01➕SPRINGHAM, Marianne appointedsecretary
- 2006-01-01➖ROLLINSON, Peter Bruce resignedsecretary
- 2006-01-01➖MOSSADEGHI, Teymour John resigneddirector
- 2004-09-01🏢Company incorporatedAs AUDIOSERV LIMITED
- 2004-09-01➕ROLLINSON, Peter Bruce appointeddirector
- 2004-09-01➕ROLLINSON, Peter Bruce appointedsecretary
- 2004-09-01➕MOSSADEGHI, Teymour John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Marianne Springham Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/10/2017 |
Mr Peter Bruce Rollinson Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140
Registered office
Unit 4c Richardshaw Business Centre
Grangefield Industrial Estate
Pudsey
LS28 6RW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
SPRINGHAM, Marianne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-01-01
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ROLLINSON, Peter Bruce→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2004-09-01
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SPRINGHAM, Marianne→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-10-31
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ROLLINSON, Peter Bruce→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-09-01 · resigned 2006-01-01
MOSSADEGHI, Teymour John→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2004-09-01 · resigned 2006-01-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/07/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (71 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-17