ABOVE THE LINE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07915534 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-19
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 59113Television programme production activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-14
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  2. 2024-09-10
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  3. 2023-10-03
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  4. 2022-07-14
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  5. 2021-06-29
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  6. 2020-12-21
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  7. 2020-06-22
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  8. 2019-11-15
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  9. 2019-11-15
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  10. 2019-11-15
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  11. 2019-11-15
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  12. 2019-11-15
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  13. 2019-11-05
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    CHETTY, Trish Deen appointed
    director
  14. 2019-10-31
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  15. 2018-10-30
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  16. 2018-05-01
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  17. 2017-10-27
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  18. 2012-01-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ABOVE THE LINE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  19. 2012-01-19
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    DOHERTY, Ged appointed
    director
  20. 2012-01-19
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    MCEVOY, Alan appointed
    director
  21. 2012-01-19
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    MCEVOY, Alan resigned
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Raindog Films Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Raindog Films Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ABOVE THE LINE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
This company · 07915534

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Raindog Films Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares05/11/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gerald Vincent Dohertyceased 05/11/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2012-01-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

107 Promenade
Cheltenham
GL50 1NW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CHETTY, Trish Deen→
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOHERTY, Ged→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-01-19
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Active
MCEVOY, Alan→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-01-19 · resigned 2012-01-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
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accounts · AA
2025-10-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-15