A BUS COULD RUN LTD

🌳Matureactive
09692705 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-20
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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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 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (40/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
0
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-06-17
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  3. 2026-05-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-12-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-12-23
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-05-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-04-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-08-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-08-01
    MOORE, Jonathan Maitland appointed
    director
  12. 2022-06-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  13. 2022-06-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  14. 2022-06-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-04-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2022-03-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-08-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-04-27
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2021-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-12-31
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  21. 2015-07-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A BUS COULD RUN LTD
  22. 2015-07-20
    PEARLMAN, Leo Daniel appointed
    director
  23. 2015-07-20
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  24. 2015-07-20
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-29

Group structure

Fulwell 73 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Fulwell 73 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
A BUS COULD RUN LTD
This company · 09692705

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
Fulwell 73 Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/07/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Leo Daniel Pearlmanceased 24/07/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence

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
Incorporated2015-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

1 Esther Anne Place
London
N1 1UL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-29OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-27
Last: 2026-06-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MOORE, Jonathan Maitland
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-08-01
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Active
PEARLMAN, Leo Daniel
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-07-20
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Active
KAHAN, Barbara
director · ~95y · appointed 2015-07-20 · resigned 2015-07-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-01
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-06-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13