ABBOTTVISION NO OFFENCE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08528338 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-14
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.9y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-06-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-09
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2022-03-09
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2022-03-09
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    Charge satisfied #2
  11. 2022-03-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  12. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2017-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-10-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2017-10-18
    ABBOTT, Paul appointed
    director
  19. 2017-10-18
    ABBOTT, Tom resigned
    director
  20. 2017-10-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2017-10-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2017-10-16
    BLG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2014-09-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Couts & Co
  24. 2014-08-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  25. 2013-05-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBOTTVISION NO OFFENCE LIMITED
  26. 2013-05-14
    CARR, Martin Neville appointed
    director
  27. 2013-05-14
    BLG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2013-05-14
    ABBOTT, Tom appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ABBOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

64/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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 13 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-28

Group structure

Abbott Vision Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Abbott Vision Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ABBOTTVISION NO OFFENCE LIMITED
This company · 08528338

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
Abbott Vision Llp
Corporate entity
75100%
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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

10 Orange Street
Haymarket
London
WC2H 7DQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-28OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-14

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ABBOTT, Paul
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-10-18
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Active
CARR, Martin Neville
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLG REGISTRARS LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-05-14 · resigned 2017-10-16
Resigned
ABBOTT, Tom
director · ~34y · appointed 2013-05-14 · resigned 2017-10-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Couts & Co
A registered charge03/09/201409/03/2022
satisfied
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
A registered charge08/08/201409/03/2022

Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-03-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28