AB MULTIMEDIA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05277409 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-03

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 14.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Computer facilities management activities

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

73110Advertising agencies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 14.6y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 14.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

88 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	14	1800

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-04-10
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accounts · AA
2025-05-01
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accounts · AA
2024-11-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-28
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officers · CH01
2024-10-28
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officers · CH01
2024-10-25
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officers · CH03
2024-10-25
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
2024-10-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
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address · AD01
2023-09-28
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accounts · AA
2022-08-15
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-08-03
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incorporation · MA
2022-07-15
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accounts · AA
2022-04-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2014-11-12
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TAYLOR, Michael John resigned
director
2012-02-23
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2012-02-23
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2012-01-01
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SANFORD, Robert Henry appointed
director
2012-01-01
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WHEWELL, Simon Anthony Edward resigned
director
2011-12-01
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2007-07-31
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BENNETT, Marcus Neil appointed
director
2007-07-31
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BOWEN, David Howard Aylwyn resigned
director
2007-01-02
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BURNAND, Edward Hugo appointed
secretary
2007-01-02
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BURNAND, Edward Hugo appointed
director
2007-01-02
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MACKIE, Corey James Alex appointed
director
2007-01-02
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ASTBURY, Peter Charles William resigned
secretary
2007-01-02
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ASTBURY, Peter Charles William resigned
director
2004-11-03
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Company incorporated
As AB MULTIMEDIA LIMITED
2004-11-03
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ASTBURY, Peter Charles William appointed
secretary
2004-11-03
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ASTBURY, Peter Charles William appointed
director
2004-11-03
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BOWEN, David Howard Aylwyn appointed
director
2004-11-03
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TAYLOR, Michael John appointed
director
2004-11-03
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WHEWELL, Simon Anthony Edward appointed
director

Owner dependency

50/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
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

clean

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Edward Hugo Burnand Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/11/2016
Mr Marcus Neil Bennett Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Robert Henry Sanford Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2004-11-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62030 — Computer facilities management activities

Registered office

The Summit Woodwater Park

Pynes Hill

Exeter

Devon

EX2 5WS

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-17

Last: 2025-11-03