ABOVE BOARD DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08006969 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-26

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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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

47 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-02-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-04-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2024-05-21
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change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2024-01-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-11-04
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-11-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-11-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-02
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officers · AP01
2022-10-26
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DUTT, Ian Mark appointed
director
2022-10-26
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MCCRADY, William Tucker De Bernières appointed
director
2022-10-26
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NAVIN, Bradley Peter appointed
director
2022-10-26
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SIEK, Denis Frederic appointed
director
2022-10-26
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SMITH, Michael Anthony appointed
director
2022-07-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2012-03-26
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Company incorporated
As ABOVE BOARD DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
2012-03-26
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HILL, Daniel Thomas appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

Essential Music & Marketing Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Essential Music & Marketing Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ABOVE BOARD DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

This company · 08006969

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Essential Music & Marketing Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	26/10/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Daniel Thomas Hillceased 26/10/2022· 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

Incorporated2012-03-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

2 Canal Reach

London

N1C 4DB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-21

Last: 2026-05-07