A3 CINEMA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05155508 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 21.8y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
20 officers (3 active, 20 linked, 16 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
153 filings on record
85
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (76 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-23➕MOORE, Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2026-02-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-16➖EYRE, Matthew Neil resigneddirector
- 2025-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-01➕SHERGILL, Narinder appointeddirector
- 2024-09-30➕EYRE, Matthew Neil appointeddirector
- 2024-09-20➖BRADON, Toby William resigneddirector
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-06-01➖CALDER, Robert Alexander resigneddirector
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-31➖KNIBBS, Stephen Jeremy resigneddirector
- 2023-08-14📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2023-04-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-04-12🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2023-03-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-14➕CALDER, Robert Alexander appointeddirector
- 2022-11-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-07➖CORNWELL, Alison Margaret resigneddirector
- 2022-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-06➖O'SULLIVAN, Ann Marie resigneddirector
- 2021-05-07➕BRADON, Toby William appointeddirector
- 2021-05-07➕O'SULLIVAN, Ann Marie appointeddirector
- 2019-07-18🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2019-07-18🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2019-06-14➕CORNWELL, Alison Margaret appointeddirector
- 2019-06-14➖MCNAIR, Alan Ewart resigneddirector
- 2016-09-28🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2014-08-29➖WHALLEY, Anne resignedsecretary
- 2013-09-06🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2013-08-08🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2010-12-24🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2010-12-21🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC as Security Agent
- 2010-09-17🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2006-08-10🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2006-06-20🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland in Its Capacity as Security Trustee for Thesecurity Beneficiaries
- 2006-01-10➖MCNAIR, Alan Ewart resignedsecretary
- 2006-01-10➕WHALLEY, Anne appointedsecretary
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Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Vue Entertainment Holdings (Uk) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Vue Entertainment Holdings (Uk) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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A3 CINEMA LIMITED
This company · 05155508
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vue Entertainment Holdings (Uk) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
3rd Floor One Ariel Way
Westfield
London
W12 7SL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last: 2025-06-16
Officers (3 active · 17 resigned)
MOORE, Geoffrey→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2026-02-23
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RICHARDS, James Timothy→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2005-04-29
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SHERGILL, Narinder→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-10-01
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MCNAIR, Alan Ewart→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-04-29 · resigned 2006-01-10
SCHERER, Jonathan Francis→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-06-16 · resigned 2004-06-29
SHAH, Vinesh Harakhchand→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-06-29 · resigned 2005-04-29
WHALLEY, Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-01-10 · resigned 2014-08-29
BRADON, Toby William→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-05-07 · resigned 2024-09-20
CALDER, Robert Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-03-14 · resigned 2024-06-01
COLLINS, Matthew Howard→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2004-07-09 · resigned 2004-07-23
CORNWELL, Alison Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2019-06-14 · resigned 2022-11-07
EYRE, Matthew Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-09-30 · resigned 2026-02-16
FONTERNEL, Theodorus Ernst→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2004-06-29 · resigned 2005-04-29
HUTTON, Graham Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2004-07-23 · resigned 2005-04-29
KNIBBS, Stephen Jeremy→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2005-04-29 · resigned 2023-08-31
LOUIS, Stephen David→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2004-06-16 · resigned 2005-04-29
MCNAIR, Alan Ewart→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2005-04-29 · resigned 2019-06-14
O'SULLIVAN, Ann Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2021-05-07 · resigned 2022-07-06
ROSS, Michael Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2004-06-16 · resigned 2005-04-29
SCHERER, Jonathan Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2004-06-16 · resigned 2005-04-29
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Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 28/09/2016 | 18/07/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/08/2013 | 18/07/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC as Security Agent | Debenture | 1 property | 21/12/2010 | 06/09/2013 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland in Its Capacity as Security Trustee for Thesecurity Beneficiaries | Debenture | 1 property | 20/06/2006 | 24/12/2010 | |
| satisfied | Time Warner Entertainment and Village Cinemas International Pty ,as Security Agents Forthe Beneficiaries Time Warner Entertainment LTD and Village Cinemas International Pty LTD,as Security Agents Forthe Beneficiaries | Deed of accession and charge | 1 property | 31/05/2005 | 12/04/2023 | |
| satisfied | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (The Security Agent) | Deed of accession and charge | 1 property | 31/05/2005 | 10/08/2006 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Charge over cash deposit | 1 property | 09/07/2004 | 17/09/2010 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 09/07/2004 | 19/05/2005 |
Recent filings (153 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-03