AB FAB THE MOVIE LTD
🌳Matureactive
09649760 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-20
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 10.8y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
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
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-09-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-08📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2018-03-08📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2018-03-08📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2015-09-01🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Film Finances,Inc.
- 2015-09-01🔒Charge registered #5Lender: British Broadcasting Corporation
- 2015-09-01🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Coutts & Company
- 2015-09-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Coutts & Co
- 2015-09-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc.
- 2015-09-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bfc Entertainment Limited Trading as British Film Company
- 2015-06-20🏢Company incorporatedAs AB FAB THE MOVIE LTD
- 2015-06-20➕JONES, Damian Christopher Selwyn appointeddirector
- 2015-06-20➕PLOWMAN, Phillip Jon appointeddirector
- 2015-06-20➕VINCENT, Maureen 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 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 low6 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Maureen Vincent Individual · British · DOB 08/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Damian Christopher Selwyn Jones Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Phillip Jon Plowman Individual · British · DOB 07/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| ABACUS CORPORATION LIMITED→ 02842557 · est 1993 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
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| ABACUS HORIZONS (UK) LIMITED→ 03709897 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
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| ABBOTT AND HOLDER LIMITED→ 04101849 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-06-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
10 Orange Street
London
WC2H 7DQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
JONES, Damian Christopher Selwyn→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2015-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PLOWMAN, Phillip Jon→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2015-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VINCENT, Maureen→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2015-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
6
Outstanding
5
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Film Finances,. Film Finances,Inc. | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/09/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | British Broadcasting Corporation | A registered charge | — | 01/09/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | NatWest Group Coutts & Company | A registered charge | — | 01/09/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | NatWest Group Coutts & Co | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/09/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Fox Searchlight Pictures, . Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc. | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/09/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Bfc Entertainment Trading as British Film Company Bfc Entertainment Limited Trading as British Film Company | A registered charge | — | 01/09/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (44 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15