ABN MEDIA INVEST LTD

🌳Matureactive
09984965 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-03
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
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£-50.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programming and broadcasting activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £50,653

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£51k
↑ 5.2% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£53k-£53k-£52k-£52k-£51k-£51kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£-50.7k£-53.5k
Net assets£-50.7k£-53.5k

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
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-05-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-15
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-10-14
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  7. 2025-09-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-11-13
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2024-05-14
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  10. 2024-04-23
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2024-02-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-01-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-02-18
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2021-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-05-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-04-04
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2020-02-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2016-07-19
    HARRIS, Paul James appointed
    director
  20. 2016-02-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABN MEDIA INVEST LTD
  21. 2016-02-03
    HUDSON, Eric, Director appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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: 2026-02-16

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Director Eric Hudson
Individual · American · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
5075%
50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mr Paul James Harris
Individual · British · DOB 12/1950 · age 76
2550%
25-50% shares18/02/2022

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
Incorporated2016-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC60200 — Television programming and broadcasting activities

Registered office

1st Floor 2 Woodberry Grove
Finchley
London
N12 0DR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HARRIS, Paul James
director · ~76y · appointed 2016-07-19
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Active
HUDSON, Eric, Director
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-02-03
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Active

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Recent filings (34 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-06-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-10-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-05-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-25