ONE-TEN PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04516937 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-22
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
89 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-31
Average employees200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-30
    ➕
    SAYERS, Christina Patricia appointed
    director
  3. 2025-07-30
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    SAYERS, Christina Patricia resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-07-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-07-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-07-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-07-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-06-16
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2025-06-05
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    SAYERS, Christina Patricia resigned
    director
  10. 2024-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-01-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-01-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-01-12
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2023-01-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2023-01-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2022-12-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-12-22
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  19. 2022-12-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2022-12-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2022-12-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2022-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2002-08-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ONE-TEN PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  25. 2002-08-22
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Peter Frank appointed
    director
  26. 2002-08-22
    ➕
    SAYERS, Christina Patricia appointed
    secretary
  27. 2002-08-22
    ➕
    WARREN STREET REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2002-08-22
    ➖
    WARREN STREET REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2002-08-22
    ➕
    SAYERS, Christina Patricia appointed
    director
  30. 2002-08-22
    ➕
    WARREN STREET NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  31. 2002-08-22
    ➖
    WARREN STREET NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

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 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: SAYERS, Christina Patricia resigned 2025-07-30; SAYERS, Christina Patricia resigned 2025-06-05

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Frank Johnston
Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Christina Patricia Sayersceased 30/07/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2002-08-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O The Accountancy Partnership Suite 5, Fifth Floor, City Reach
5 Greenwich View Place
London
E14 9NN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

JOHNSTON, Peter Frank→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAYERS, Christina Patricia→
director · ~74y · appointed 2025-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAYERS, Christina Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-22 · resigned 2025-07-30
Resigned
WARREN STREET REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-08-22 · resigned 2002-08-22
Resigned
SAYERS, Christina Patricia→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-08-22 · resigned 2025-06-05
Resigned
WARREN STREET NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2002-08-22 · resigned 2002-08-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-23
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-12
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-12