KRONOS A/V LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
NI042526 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-19
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 23.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 23.5y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-06-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-06📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-04-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-04-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-04-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-04-11➖CAMPBELL, David William resignedsecretary
- 2025-04-11➖CAMPBELL, Gary Sebastian resignedsecretary
- 2025-04-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-04-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-04-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-01➕CAMPBELL, Gary appointeddirector
- 2025-04-01➕CAMPBELL, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2025-04-01➕CAMPBELL, Richard appointeddirector
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-11➕CAMPBELL, Gary Sebastian appointedsecretary
- 2015-02-20➖ANDERSON, Keith resignedsecretary
- 2015-02-20➕CAMPBELL, David William appointedsecretary
- 2002-12-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
- 2002-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs KRONOS A/V LIMITED
- 2002-02-19➕CAMPBELL, David William appointeddirector
- 2002-02-19➕ANDERSON, Keith appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
25/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CAMPBELL, Gary (same surname) appointed 2025-04-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
Red flags
1 high · 1 lowConfirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-20
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-02-19
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC47430 — Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores
Registered office
Unit 42 Dungannon Enterprise Centre
2 Coalisland Road
Dungannon
Co Tyrone
BT71 6JT
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-20OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-06
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
CAMPBELL, David William→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2002-02-19
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CAMPBELL, Gary→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2025-04-01
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CAMPBELL, Matthew→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2025-04-01
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CAMPBELL, Richard→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-04-01
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ANDERSON, Keith→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-02-19 · resigned 2015-02-20
CAMPBELL, David William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-02-20 · resigned 2025-04-11
CAMPBELL, Gary Sebastian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-06-11 · resigned 2025-04-11
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 12/12/2002 | — |
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Recent filings (73 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-06
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-04-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-11