GOLDCREST FILMS AND TELEVISION (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01775487 · ltd · incorporated 1983-12-05
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 41.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 41.2y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 41.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
161 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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
£0
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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

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 (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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  2. 2025-02-03
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  3. 2024-01-31
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  4. 2023-02-21
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  5. 2022-01-19
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  6. 2021-12-02
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  7. 2021-11-24
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    QUESTED, Christopher John appointed
    director
  8. 2021-06-28
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  9. 2020-01-31
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  10. 2019-01-31
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  11. 2018-04-03
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  12. 2017-06-05
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  13. 2016-08-18
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  14. 2015-10-08
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  15. 2015-10-08
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  16. 2015-09-30
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    B. H. COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2015-07-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2000-02-07
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    TAN, Selena resigned
    secretary
  19. 2000-02-07
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    B. H. COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 1996-08-03
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    Charge satisfied #5
  21. 1995-09-28
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    QUESTED, John resigned
    secretary
  22. 1995-09-28
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    TAN, Selena appointed
    secretary
  23. 1995-08-21
    ➕
    QUESTED, Nicholas appointed
    director
  24. 1995-08-21
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    QUESTED, Barbara resigned
    director
  25. 1995-08-15
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    JOHNSTON, Stephen Robert resigned
    director
  26. 1993-06-11
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    QUESTED, Barbara appointed
    director
  27. 1992-09-14
    ➕
    QUESTED, John appointed
    secretary
  28. 1992-09-14
    ➖
    TAN, Selena resigned
    secretary
  29. 1992-09-14
    ➖
    TAN, Selena resigned
    director
  30. 1992-08-19
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    Charge satisfied #4
  31. 1992-08-19
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    Charge satisfied #3
  32. 1990-11-21
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  33. 1990-11-21
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  34. 1990-11-21
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  35. 1986-10-08
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    Charge satisfied #2
  36. 1986-10-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  37. 1985-07-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Pl Publishing Limited
  38. 1985-03-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Pl Publishing Limited
  39. 1983-12-05
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    Company incorporated
    As GOLDCREST FILMS AND TELEVISION (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — QUESTED, Christopher John (same surname) appointed 2021-11-24. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Goldcrest Investment Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Goldcrest Investment Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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GOLDCREST FILMS AND TELEVISION (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
This company · 01775487

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Goldcrest Investment Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—sig. influence75-100% shares · significant influence26/07/2016

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
Incorporated1983-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

1 Lexington Street
London
W1F 9AF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

QUESTED, Christopher John→
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-11-24
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Active
QUESTED, John→
director · ~91y
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Active
QUESTED, Nicholas→
director · ~57y · appointed 1995-08-21
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Active
QUESTED, John→
secretary · appointed 1992-09-14 · resigned 1995-09-28
Resigned
TAN, Selena→
secretary · appointed 1995-09-28 · resigned 2000-02-07
Resigned
TAN, Selena→
secretary · resigned 1992-09-14
Resigned
B. H. COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-02-07 · resigned 2015-09-30
Resigned
JOHNSTON, Stephen Robert→
director · ~78y · resigned 1995-08-15
Resigned
QUESTED, Barbara→
director · ~90y · appointed 1993-06-11 · resigned 1995-08-21
Resigned
TAN, Selena→
director · ~65y · resigned 1992-09-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
Deed of assignment1 property21/11/199003/08/1996
satisfied
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
Memorandum of deposit under seal1 property21/11/199019/08/1992
satisfied
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
Mortgage debenture1 property21/11/199019/08/1992
satisfied
Pl Publishing
Pl Publishing Limited
Equitable charge1 property01/07/198508/10/1986
satisfied
Pl Publishing
Pl Publishing Limited
Charge over bank account1 property07/03/198508/10/1986

Recent filings (161 total)

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2021-12-02
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2020-01-31
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