50/50 MEDIA HOUSE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02561859 · ltd · incorporated 1990-11-23
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.79M
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
105 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,789,443

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£700k
Net Worth
£4.8m
Current Assets
£5.5m
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£4.80M
Current assets£5.51M
Cash£700.1k
Debtors£2.45M
Net assets£4.79M

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.

See pricing →

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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-17
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2022-12-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-11-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-07
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2019-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-01
    ➕
    BAUSAGER, Lene appointed
    director
  15. 2017-04-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2004-10-22
    ➕
    BAUSAGER, Lene appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-10-22
    ➖
    CHATEL REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2002-01-17
    ➖
    ASTLEY, Michael Richard resigned
    secretary
  21. 2002-01-17
    ➕
    CHATEL REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 1994-07-27
    ➕
    ASTLEY, Michael Richard appointed
    secretary
  23. 1994-07-27
    ➖
    HENDERSON, Anthony resigned
    secretary
  24. 1994-07-27
    ➖
    HENDERSON, Anthony resigned
    director
  25. 1991-04-30
    ➕
    ASTLEY, Richard Paul appointed
    director
  26. 1990-11-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 50/50 MEDIA HOUSE LIMITED

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 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Richard Paul Astley
Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
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.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Leisure & entertainment · EC postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
4CVOICES LTD→
12261244 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
4P LEISURE LIMITED→
10444876 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
————9y——
50/50 LIVE LIMITED→
14665163 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————3y——
7 MOUNTAINS PRODUCTIONS LTD→
11615276 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————7y——
7SKYTOURS LTD→
16118597 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
8020LIFE&STYLE LTD→
14398931 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
82 FITNESS CONCEPTS LIMITED→
15171245 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
9TH HOUSE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED→
12088720 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
A&A ART AND INVESTMENTS LTD→
17078471 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
AAA BOXING MGT. LIMITED→
14550022 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
AAI MEDIA LTD→
12140889 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
AARON RAI LIMITED→
11707996 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————7y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-11-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

4th Floor 100 Fenchurch Street
London
EC3M 5JD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BAUSAGER, Lene→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASTLEY, Richard Paul→
director · ~60y · appointed 1991-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAUSAGER, Lene→
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASTLEY, Michael Richard→
secretary · appointed 1994-07-27 · resigned 2002-01-17
Resigned
HENDERSON, Anthony→
secretary · resigned 1994-07-27
Resigned
CHATEL REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-01-17 · resigned 2004-10-22
Resigned
HENDERSON, Anthony→
director · ~76y · resigned 1994-07-27
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (105 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-13