2STV LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03063895 · ltd · incorporated 1995-06-02
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
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 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees1100

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-01-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-01-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-09-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-03-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2001-06-14
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    FLEMING, Patrick Wills appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-06-14
    ➖
    MCDONNELL, Sarah resigned
    secretary
  20. 2000-10-31
    ➕
    MCDONNELL, Sarah appointed
    secretary
  21. 2000-10-31
    ➖
    ROBINS, Catherine Jane resigned
    secretary
  22. 2000-10-31
    ➖
    WRIGGLESWORTH, Peter resigned
    director
  23. 1995-07-06
    ➕
    ROBINS, Catherine Jane appointed
    director
  24. 1995-07-06
    ➖
    COOPER, Barbara resigned
    secretary
  25. 1995-07-06
    ➕
    ROBINS, Catherine Jane appointed
    secretary
  26. 1995-07-06
    ➖
    MORGAN, Richard Douglas resigned
    director
  27. 1995-07-06
    ➕
    WRIGGLESWORTH, Peter appointed
    director
  28. 1995-06-02
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    Company incorporated
    As 2STV LIMITED
  29. 1995-06-02
    ➕
    COOPER, Barbara appointed
    secretary
  30. 1995-06-02
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1995-06-02
    ➖
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1995-06-02
    ➕
    MORGAN, Richard Douglas appointed
    director
  33. 1995-06-02
    ➕
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 1995-06-02
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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 Patrick Fleming
Individual · British · DOB 05/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares28/03/2019
Ms Catherine Jane Robins
Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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8 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
Incorporated1995-06-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

308 Ewell Road
Surbiton
KT6 7AL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12
Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

FLEMING, Patrick Wills→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBINS, Catherine Jane→
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOPER, Barbara→
secretary · appointed 1995-06-02 · resigned 1995-07-06
Resigned
MCDONNELL, Sarah→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-31 · resigned 2001-06-14
Resigned
ROBINS, Catherine Jane→
secretary · appointed 1995-07-06 · resigned 2000-10-31
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-06-02 · resigned 1995-06-02
Resigned
MORGAN, Richard Douglas→
director · ~76y · appointed 1995-06-02 · resigned 1995-07-06
Resigned
WRIGGLESWORTH, Peter→
director · ~79y · appointed 1995-07-06 · resigned 2000-10-31
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-06-02 · resigned 1995-06-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (97 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-28