ABELLA ENTERTAINMENT LTD

🌱Startupactive
15819329 · ltd · incorporated 2024-07-04
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-21.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £21,612

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£385
Net Worth
-£22k
Current Assets
£925
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-31
Total assets£-21.6k
Current assets£925
Cash£385
Debtors£540
Net assets£-21.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABELLA ENTERTAINMENT LTD
  3. 2024-07-04
    ABELA, Nathan James appointed
    director
  4. 2024-07-04
    ABELA, Shaun Martin appointed
    director
  5. 2024-07-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Shaun Martin Abela
Individual · British · DOB 09/1983 · age 43
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/07/2024
Mr Nathan James Abela
Individual · British · DOB 09/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/07/2024

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
Incorporated2024-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

1 The Briars
Waterberry Drive
Waterlooville
Hampshire
PO7 7YH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ABELA, Nathan James
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-07-04
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Active
ABELA, Shaun Martin
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-07-04
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Active

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Recent filings (3 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-07-04