AMITYVILLE ASYLUM FILMS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08302833 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-21
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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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
29 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-20➖ANDREW, Jones resigneddirector
- 2022-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-28➕BARTLE, Kate Rebecca appointeddirector
- 2017-09-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-11-21🏢Company incorporatedAs AMITYVILLE ASYLUM FILMS LTD
- 2012-11-21➕GRAHAM, Robert Charles appointeddirector
- 2012-11-21➕ANDREW, Jones appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Robert Graham Individual · British · DOB 07/1956 · age 70 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-21
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities
Registered office
San Marco House 26
Craig Yr Eos Road
Ogmore By Sea
Vale Of Glamorgan
CF32 0PG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BARTLE, Kate Rebecca→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2017-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRAHAM, Robert Charles→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2012-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDREW, Jones→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2012-11-21 · resigned 2023-01-20
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Recent filings (29 total)
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2025-12-02
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2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-22