ABBEY FILMS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
06361691 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-05
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
56/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 59133
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed technology with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 56/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
56/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,332
Net assets shrinking
Down £23,557 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 88% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 96% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£16k£32k£49k£65k£81kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.3k£26.9k
Current assets£3.3k£81.0k
Cash—£975
Debtors£3.3k£80.0k
Net assets£3.3k£26.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-23
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2026-06-23
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2026-04-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2026-03-31
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2025-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-11
    ➕
    VENABLES, Julie appointed
    director
  9. 2023-08-11
    ➖
    KINRADE, Victoria Anne resigned
    director
  10. 2023-08-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-08-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-04-03
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2023-03-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-11-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-10-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-02-18
    ➖
    FINAN, Karen Louise resigned
    director
  19. 2020-02-18
    ➕
    KINRADE, Victoria Anne appointed
    director
  20. 2020-02-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2020-02-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-12-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-11-05
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  24. 2019-11-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  25. 2017-05-22
    ➕
    FINAN, Karen Louise appointed
    director
  26. 2017-05-22
    ➖
    RENECLE, Helen resigned
    director
  27. 2016-10-31
    ➖
    FINAN, Karen Louise resigned
    director
  28. 2016-10-31
    ➕
    RENECLE, Helen appointed
    director
  29. 2012-10-23
    ➖
    CABLE, Alan Ronald Oliver resigned
    director
  30. 2012-02-15
    ➕
    FINAN, Karen Louise appointed
    director
  31. 2012-02-15
    ➖
    BEEF ISLAND HOLDINGS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  32. 2008-11-27
    ➖
    ILS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2008-11-27
    ➕
    BEEF ISLAND HOLDINGS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  34. 2007-09-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY FILMS LIMITED
  35. 2007-09-05
    ➕
    CORNHILL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  36. 2007-09-05
    ➖
    CORNHILL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  37. 2007-09-05
    ➕
    ILS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  38. 2007-09-05
    ➕
    CABLE, Alan Ronald Oliver appointed
    director
  39. 2007-09-05
    ➕
    CORNHILL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  40. 2007-09-05
    ➖
    CORNHILL DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-06-23

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Peter Eaton
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59133 — SIC 59133

Registered office

Monomark House
27 Old Gloucester Street
London
WC1N 3AX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (0 active · 9 resigned)

VENABLES, Julie→
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORNHILL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-09-05 · resigned 2007-09-05
Resigned
ILS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-09-05 · resigned 2008-11-27
Resigned
CABLE, Alan Ronald Oliver→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-09-05 · resigned 2012-10-23
Resigned
FINAN, Karen Louise→
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-05-22 · resigned 2020-02-18
Resigned
FINAN, Karen Louise→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-02-15 · resigned 2016-10-31
Resigned
KINRADE, Victoria Anne→
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-02-18 · resigned 2023-08-11
Resigned
RENECLE, Helen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-10-31 · resigned 2017-05-22
Resigned
BEEF ISLAND HOLDINGS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-11-27 · resigned 2012-02-15
Resigned
CORNHILL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-09-05 · resigned 2007-09-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-06-23
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-07
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14