ABBOTTVISION NO OFFENCE S3 LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10691407 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-27
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 8.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, 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 8.6y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
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
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
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
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filings
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 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. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-20
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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. 2022-06-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-06-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2019-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2018-12-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2018-12-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2018-12-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  16. 2018-12-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2018-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2018-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-11-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  21. 2017-11-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Coutts & Co
  22. 2017-03-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBOTTVISION NO OFFENCE S3 LIMITED
  23. 2017-03-27
    ABBOTT, Paul appointed
    director
  24. 2017-03-27
    CARR, Martin Neville appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
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.

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: 2026-04-09

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Abbott
Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/03/2017
Mr Martin Neville Carr
Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/03/2017

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
Incorporated2017-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

10 Orange Street
Haymarket
London
WC2H 7DQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-09OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ABBOTT, Paul
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-03-27
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Active
CARR, Martin Neville
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-03-27
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
A registered charge29/11/201705/12/2018
satisfied
NatWest Group
Coutts & Co
A registered charge1 property21/11/201705/12/2018

Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-01-14