WARNER BROS. INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION PRODUCTION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02105993 · ltd · incorporated 1987-03-04
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
21 officers (2 active, 21 linked, 16 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
188 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
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  4. 2025-05-15
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  5. 2024-10-24
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  6. 2023-10-17
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  7. 2022-10-18
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  8. 2021-10-19
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  9. 2020-11-19
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  10. 2020-03-05
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  11. 2019-10-02
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  12. 2019-09-04
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  13. 2019-09-04
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  17. 2017-12-19
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  18. 2015-03-31
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    OGILVIE, William Alexander appointed
    director
  19. 2015-03-30
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    PENNY, Jonathan Nicholas resigned
    director
  20. 2015-02-27
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    EMANUELE, Michele resigned
    director
  21. 2015-02-27
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    MERTZ, Steven William resigned
    director
  22. 2012-07-31
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    SHINE, Suzanne Rosslynn resigned
    secretary
  23. 2012-07-31
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    PENNY, Jonathan Nicholas appointed
    director
  24. 2010-08-04
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    GOES, Ronaldus appointed
    director
  25. 2010-08-03
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    ZULUETA, Pilar resigned
    director
  26. 2008-11-12
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    SHINE, Suzanne Rosslynn appointed
    secretary
  27. 2008-11-11
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    DOUGLAS, Andrew Keith resigned
    secretary
  28. 2008-08-06
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    EMANUELE, Michele appointed
    director
  29. 2008-07-24
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    YOUNG, Christopher John resigned
    director
  30. 2005-12-18
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    BLACK, Catriona Marie resigned
    director
  31. 2004-06-22
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    BLACK, Catriona Marie appointed
    director
  32. 2004-06-18
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    DOUGLAS, Andrew Keith appointed
    secretary
  33. 2004-06-18
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    LIMA, Theodore Charles resigned
    secretary
  34. 2004-04-30
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    MATHENY, Mark resigned
    director
  35. 2002-07-10
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    ZULUETA, Pilar appointed
    director
  36. 2002-01-23
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    SWIFT, Malcolm Stuart resigned
    director
  37. 2001-01-31
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    MERTZ, Steven William appointed
    director
  38. 2001-01-31
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    SENAT, Eric Hartley resigned
    director
  39. 2000-09-12
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    SWIFT, Malcolm Stuart appointed
    director
  40. 2000-06-26
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    EVANS, David Alexander Richard resigned
    director
  41. 1997-12-01
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    EVANS, David Alexander Richard appointed
    director
  42. 1996-10-01
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    SUTHERLAND, Mary Joy resigned
    director
  43. 1996-05-03
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    BRANDER, David Ross resigned
    secretary
  44. 1996-05-03
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    LIMA, Theodore Charles appointed
    secretary
  45. 1996-02-02
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    GRANT, Joseph resigned
    director
  46. 1996-02-02
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    LAUBER, Julie Ann resigned
    director
  47. 1996-02-02
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    MATHENY, Mark appointed
    director
  48. 1996-02-02
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    YOUNG, Christopher John appointed
    director
  49. 1994-02-01
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    HILLIER, Mark Stephen resigned
    director
  50. 1994-01-17
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    LAUBER, Julie Ann appointed
    director
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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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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.)

Group structure

Warner Media International Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Warner Media International Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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WARNER BROS. INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION PRODUCTION LIMITED
This company · 02105993

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
Warner Media International Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1987-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

Chiswick Park Building 2
566 Chiswick High Road
London
W4 5YB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (2 active · 19 resigned)

GOES, Ronaldus→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OGILVIE, William Alexander→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-03-31
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Active
BRANDER, David Ross→
secretary · appointed 1992-05-12 · resigned 1996-05-03
Resigned
DOUGLAS, Andrew Keith→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-18 · resigned 2008-11-11
Resigned
LIMA, Theodore Charles→
secretary · appointed 1996-05-03 · resigned 2004-06-18
Resigned
SHINE, Suzanne Rosslynn→
secretary · appointed 2008-11-12 · resigned 2012-07-31
Resigned
TIERNEY, William Joseph→
secretary · resigned 1992-05-12
Resigned
BLACK, Catriona Marie→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-06-22 · resigned 2005-12-18
Resigned
EMANUELE, Michele→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-08-06 · resigned 2015-02-27
Resigned
EVANS, David Alexander Richard→
director · ~64y · appointed 1997-12-01 · resigned 2000-06-26
Resigned
GRANT, Joseph→
director · ~94y · resigned 1996-02-02
Resigned
HILLIER, Mark Stephen→
director · ~71y · resigned 1994-02-01
Resigned
LAUBER, Julie Ann→
director · ~76y · appointed 1994-01-17 · resigned 1996-02-02
Resigned
MATHENY, Mark→
director · ~67y · appointed 1996-02-02 · resigned 2004-04-30
Resigned
MERTZ, Steven William→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-01-31 · resigned 2015-02-27
Resigned
PENNY, Jonathan Nicholas→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-07-31 · resigned 2015-03-30
Resigned
SENAT, Eric Hartley→
director · ~77y · resigned 2001-01-31
Resigned
SUTHERLAND, Mary Joy→
director · ~70y · appointed 1994-01-17 · resigned 1996-10-01
Resigned
SWIFT, Malcolm Stuart→
director · ~66y · appointed 2000-09-12 · resigned 2002-01-23
Resigned
YOUNG, Christopher John→
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-02-02 · resigned 2008-07-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (188 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
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2021-11-29
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2021-10-19
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2020-12-03
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2020-11-19