ABINGDON STUDIOS

🏛️Establishedactive

10408352 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2016-10-03

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£17.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

27 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £17,295

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£57k

Net Worth

£17k

↑ 8.7% YoY

Current Assets

£57k

↑ 257% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£17.3k	£15.9k
Current assets	£56.8k	£15.9k
Cash	£56.8k	—
Net assets	£17.3k	£15.9k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-02
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-07-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-13
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administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2020-03-10
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gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2019-12-24
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-10-02
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2019-10-01
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-22
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administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2018-03-20
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gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2016-10-03
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Company incorporated
As ABINGDON STUDIOS
2016-10-03
➕
GRATRIX, Garth Steven appointed
director
2016-10-03
➕
IRELAND, Thomas appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

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

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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Garth Steven Gratrix Individual · British · DOB 08/1984 · age 42	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	03/10/2016
Mr Thomas Ireland Individual · British · DOB 08/1984 · age 42	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	03/10/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2016-10-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

14 Abingdon Street

Blackpool

FY1 1DE

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-16

Last: 2025-10-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GRATRIX, Garth Steven→

director · ~42y · appointed 2016-10-03

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IRELAND, Thomas→

director · ~42y · appointed 2016-10-03

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