ANTENNA MUSIC LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08420866 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-26
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-01-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-01-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-14➕RAWLINGS, Deborah Anne appointeddirector
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-02-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ANTENNA MUSIC LIMITED
- 2013-02-26➕LOCKE, Robert Milton appointeddirector
- 2013-02-26➕NORFOLK, William Tomothy appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Deborah Anne Rawlings Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/01/2022 |
Mr William Tomothy Norfolk Individual · British · DOB 01/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Robert Milton Locke Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation
Registered office
Edgecombe Post Office Hill
Amberley
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL5 5AB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
LOCKE, Robert Milton→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2013-02-26
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NORFOLK, William Tomothy→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2013-02-26
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RAWLINGS, Deborah Anne→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2022-01-14
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-01-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-22