247.TV LTD
🌳Matureactive
03129175 · ltd · incorporated 1995-11-22
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
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£2.35M
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Television programming and broadcasting activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
81 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,354,989
Cash YoY
+140%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£679k
↑ 140% YoY
Net Worth
£2.4m
↑ 4.4% YoY
Current Assets
£945k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.69M | £2.54M |
| Current assets | £945.4k | £746.7k |
| Cash | £679.2k | £283.0k |
| Debtors | £229.5k | £376.8k |
| Net assets | £2.35M | £2.26M |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-12📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-10-01➕HARRISON, Fiona Jane appointeddirector
- 2007-01-01➖HARRISON, Fiona Jane resignedsecretary
- 2007-01-01➖HARRISON, Fiona Jane resigneddirector
- 1995-11-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 247.TV LTD
- 1995-11-22➕BATTERSBY, Adrian Denzil appointeddirector
- 1995-11-22➕HARRISON, Fiona Jane appointedsecretary
- 1995-11-22➕SAMUELS, Jacqueline appointednominee-secretary
- 1995-11-22➖SAMUELS, Jacqueline resignednominee-secretary
- 1995-11-22➕HARRISON, Fiona Jane appointeddirector
- 1995-11-22➕CITY LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1995-11-22➖CITY LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adrian Denzil Battersby Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Ms Fiona Jane Harrison Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% 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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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC60200 — Television programming and broadcasting activities
Registered office
The Firs
Barston Lane
Barston
West Midlands
B92 0JP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
BATTERSBY, Adrian Denzil→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 1995-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRISON, Fiona Jane→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2011-10-01
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HARRISON, Fiona Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-11-22 · resigned 2007-01-01
SAMUELS, Jacqueline→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1995-11-22 · resigned 1995-11-22
HARRISON, Fiona Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 1995-11-22 · resigned 2007-01-01
CITY LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-11-22 · resigned 1995-11-22
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Recent filings (81 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-15