2 ENTERTAIN VIDEO LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01924997 · ltd · incorporated 1985-06-21
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 40.2y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 40.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 48/100 (high).
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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
45 officers (3 active, 45 linked, 33 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
269 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (115 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-02📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-12-02📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-12-02📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-10-10📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-10-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-10-01➕WONG, Julie appointedsecretary
- 2025-10-01➖CORRIETTE, Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-12-19📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-12-19📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-12-17📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-09-27📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-09-26➕CORRIETTE, Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2024-09-26➖RYLAND, Jackline resignedsecretary
- 2024-09-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-18📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-01-18📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-01-18📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-08-24➖CHALSTON, Nicola resignedsecretary
- 2023-08-24➕RYLAND, Jackline appointedsecretary
- 2023-08-24📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-08-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-01-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-01-04➕CHALSTON, Nicola appointedsecretary
- 2023-01-04➖CORRIETTE, Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2022-04-01➕SEYMOUR, Timothy appointeddirector
- 2022-04-01➖FUSSELL, Thomas Cyrus resigneddirector
- 2019-11-11➕DAVIES, Stephen Thomas appointeddirector
- 2019-10-18➖MOULTRIE, Andrew David resigneddirector
- 2016-05-03➖BURROWS, Suzanne Mary resigneddirector
- 2016-05-03➕FUSSELL, Thomas Cyrus appointeddirector
- 2016-01-29➖BOTT, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2016-01-29➕BURROWS, Suzanne Mary appointeddirector
- 2015-07-31➕MOULTRIE, Andrew David appointeddirector
- 2015-07-31➖NOAKES, Jonathan David resigneddirector
- 2014-12-01➕NOAKES, Jonathan David appointeddirector
- 2014-10-03➖HILL, Brian Raymond resigneddirector
- 2014-06-13➖BURROWS, Suzanne Mary resigneddirector
- 2014-06-12➕BOTT, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2014-06-12➖EASTWOOD, Fiona resigneddirector
- 2014-06-12➕HILL, Brian Raymond appointeddirector
- 2013-07-09➕BURROWS, Suzanne Mary appointeddirector
- 2013-04-12➖BROOKES, Matthew Tristan Alexander resigneddirector
- 2012-12-03➖DEMPSEY, Paul Francis resigneddirector
- 2012-12-03➕EASTWOOD, Fiona appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 115 events
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 Entertain Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
2 Entertain Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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2 ENTERTAIN VIDEO LIMITED
This company · 01924997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 Entertain 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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| £ MILLION 21ST CENTURY JADE INSPIRED NECKLACE LIMITED→ 11935648 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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| 1 VILLAS LIMITED→ 09147866 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| 10:25 LTD→ 15490505 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 13 FRAMES LIMITED→ 13306477 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 1624 LIMITED→ 09474028 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-06-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation
Registered office
1 Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06
Officers (3 active · 42 resigned)
Active
DAVIES, Stephen Thomas→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-11-11
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SEYMOUR, Timothy→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-04-01
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BLOOM, Jonathan Simon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-07-05 · resigned 1997-11-03
CHALSTON, Nicola→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2023-01-04 · resigned 2023-08-24
CHASTON, David Carl Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-11-03 · resigned 2005-12-30
CORRIETTE, Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2024-09-26 · resigned 2025-10-01
CORRIETTE, Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-08-12 · resigned 2023-01-04
DILLON, Anthony Charles West→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-12-29 · resigned 2010-07-30
HARVEY, George Kenneth→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-03-12
RYLAND, Jackline→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2023-08-24 · resigned 2024-09-26
SCHOFIELD, Brian Beaumont→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-03-12 · resigned 1996-07-05
AYRES, Stephen Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · resigned 1998-12-02
BLOOM, Jonathan Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2000-10-02 · resigned 2000-10-26
BOTT, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-06-12 · resigned 2016-01-29
BRENNAN, Erika→
Resigneddirector · appointed 1994-12-16 · resigned 1996-09-27
BROOKES, Matthew Tristan Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2012-03-02 · resigned 2013-04-12
BROOMAN, Richard John→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1997-11-03 · resigned 1999-02-28
BURROWS, Suzanne Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-01-29 · resigned 2016-05-03
BURROWS, Suzanne Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-07-09 · resigned 2014-06-13
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Paribas,as Agent and Trustee for the Finance Parties (As Defined) | Composite debenture | 1 property | 28/07/1998 | 09/04/1999 | |
| satisfied | Samuel Montagu & Co. Samuel Montagu & Co.Limited | Composite debenture | 1 property | 04/10/1995 | 09/04/1999 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 09/06/1994 | 15/11/1995 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 26/04/1990 | 21/06/1995 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee and debenture | 1 property | 27/02/1989 | 09/05/1990 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 16/02/1989 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 31/01/1986 | — |
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Recent filings (269 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-12-02
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-02
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-10-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-12-19
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-12-19
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-12-19
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-09-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-26