ABSINTHE FILM ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12197451 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-09
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 6.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-59.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 59112Video production activities
- 59113Television programme production activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 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
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £59,410
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£59k
↓ 5.5% YoY
Current Assets
£110k
↑ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-58.9k | £-55.8k |
| Current assets | £109.9k | £67.9k |
| Net assets | £-59.4k | £-56.3k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-02-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-01-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Sunbird Media Limited
- 2019-09-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSINTHE FILM ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
- 2019-09-09➕CAMPBELL, Jeremy Leif appointeddirector
- 2019-09-09➕CURSON-SMITH, Richard Michael appointeddirector
- 2019-09-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 Jeremy Leif Campbell Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/09/2019 |
Mr Richard Michael Curson-Smith Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/09/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities
Registered office
61 Bridge Street
Kington
HR5 3DJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CAMPBELL, Jeremy Leif→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CURSON-SMITH, Richard Michael→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-09-09
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Sunbird Media Sunbird Media Limited | A registered charge | — | 31/01/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (23 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-11