ANNEX (FILMS) LIMITED (THE)

🌳Matureactive
01097568 · ltd · incorporated 1973-02-21
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 48.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 48.5y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 48.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
123 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees500500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-20
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  4. 2024-01-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-01-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-07-09
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    officers · AP03
  12. 2021-07-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2021-07-07
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    FURY, Tina Louise appointed
    secretary
  14. 2021-07-07
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    ELFORD, John Neville resigned
    secretary
  15. 2021-03-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-09-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-02-08
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    PEERS, David Thornton resigned
    director
  21. 2015-01-22
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2014-09-22
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    SHARP, Phoebe Alicia appointed
    director
  23. 2009-01-07
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    FURY, Tina appointed
    director
  24. 2008-09-03
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    STUTZ, Markus resigned
    director
  25. 1998-02-02
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    STUTZ, Markus appointed
    director
  26. 1998-02-02
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    WIDMAYER, Kurt Helmut resigned
    director
  27. 1994-08-17
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    CROMWELL, Dennis Thomas resigned
    director
  28. 1994-08-17
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    GILMOUR, Michael Nelson Barton resigned
    director
  29. 1993-08-17
    ➕
    PEERS, David Thornton appointed
    director
  30. 1993-08-17
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    WIDMAYER, Kurt Helmut appointed
    director
  31. 1991-02-12
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    Charge satisfied #2
  32. 1984-05-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Duncan Lawrie LTD
  33. 1978-02-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
  34. 1973-02-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ANNEX (FILMS) LIMITED (THE)

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 53 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Wilfred Stuart Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control25/08/2016
Ms Tina Fury
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting15/08/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1973-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

43 Kingsway
Petts Wood
Orpington
BR5 1PN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

FURY, Tina Louise→
secretary · appointed 2021-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FURY, Tina→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHARP, Phoebe Alicia→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELFORD, John Neville→
secretary · resigned 2021-07-07
Resigned
CROMWELL, Dennis Thomas→
director · ~93y · resigned 1994-08-17
Resigned
GILMOUR, Michael Nelson Barton→
director · ~84y · resigned 1994-08-17
Resigned
PEERS, David Thornton→
director · ~102y · appointed 1993-08-17 · resigned 2017-02-08
Resigned
STUTZ, Markus→
director · ~65y · appointed 1998-02-02 · resigned 2008-09-03
Resigned
WIDMAYER, Kurt Helmut→
director · ~82y · appointed 1993-08-17 · resigned 1998-02-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Duncan Lawrie
Duncan Lawrie LTD
Debenture1 property29/05/198412/02/1991
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank LTD
Guarantee & debenture1 property07/02/197822/01/2015

Recent filings (123 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27