HMV GUERNSEY LIMITED

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FC029631 · oversea-company · incorporated 2009-10-19
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 15.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.3y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (45/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2011-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2011-10-14
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    legacy
    mortgage · MG01
  3. 2011-09-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Universal Pictures (UK) Limited
  4. 2011-07-01
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    legacy
    mortgage · MG01
  5. 2011-06-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC as Security Trustee
  6. 2011-01-21
    📄
    legacy
    mortgage · MG01
  7. 2011-01-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Universal Pictures (UK) Limited
  8. 2010-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2010-11-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2010-06-04
    ➕
    OGIER CORPORATE SERVICES (GUERNSEY) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2010-06-04
    ➕
    ASHINGTON, Jamie appointed
    director
  12. 2010-06-04
    ➕
    FARLEY, Andrew David appointed
    director
  13. 2010-06-04
    ➕
    NAPLETON, Steven David appointed
    director
  14. 2010-06-04
    ➕
    WOODWARD, Andrew David appointed
    director
  15. 2010-06-04
    📄
    appointment-at-registration-of-person-authorised-to-accept-service
    annual-return · OS-PAR
  16. 2010-06-04
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    appointment-at-registration-of-person-authorised-to-represent
    annual-return · OS-PAR
  17. 2010-06-04
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    register-overseas-company
    incorporation · OSIN01
  18. 2009-10-19
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    Company incorporated
    As HMV GUERNSEY LIMITED

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated2009-10-19
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Ogier House St. Julians Avenue
St. Peter Port
Guernsey
Channel Islands
GY1 1WA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2011-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

OGIER CORPORATE SERVICES (GUERNSEY) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-06-04
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Active
ASHINGTON, Jamie→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-06-04
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Active
FARLEY, Andrew David→
director · ~45y · appointed 2010-06-04
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Active
NAPLETON, Steven David→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-06-04
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Active
WOODWARD, Andrew David→
director · ~46y · appointed 2010-06-04
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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Universal Pictures (UK)
Universal Pictures (UK) Limited
Trading terms contract1 property30/09/2011—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC as Security Trustee
Charge over account executed outside the united kingdom over property situated there1 property30/06/2011—
outstanding
Universal Pictures (UK)
Universal Pictures (UK) Limited
Commercial trading terms and terms and conditions of trade2 properties20/01/2011—
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Recent filings (9 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2011-10-26
legacy
mortgage · MG01
2011-10-14
legacy
mortgage · MG01
2011-07-01
legacy
mortgage · MG01
2011-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2010-11-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2010-11-01
appointment-at-registration-of-person-authorised-to-accept-service
annual-return · OS-PAR
2010-06-04
appointment-at-registration-of-person-authorised-to-represent
annual-return · OS-PAR
2010-06-04
register-overseas-company
incorporation · OSIN01
2010-06-04