116 FILMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04519820 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-28
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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year to Aug 2024
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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 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 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
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£0£18k£37k£55k£73k£91kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets—£90.3k
Current assets—£91.4k
Net assets—£90.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-19
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    STOCKLEY, Nicola appointed
    director
  4. 2024-04-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-05-18
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  6. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-30
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    FORD, Jonathan resigned
    secretary
  10. 2020-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-16
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  12. 2019-01-02
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  13. 2019-01-01
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    DENTON, Oliver Jacob appointed
    director
  14. 2018-05-22
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  15. 2017-04-20
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  16. 2016-04-04
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  17. 2015-09-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-03-16
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2002-08-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 116 FILMS LIMITED
  20. 2002-08-28
    ➕
    DENTON, Richard appointed
    director
  21. 2002-08-28
    ➕
    FORD, Jonathan appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-08-28
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-08-28
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
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  24. 2002-08-28
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-08-28
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

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 Denton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1947 · age 79
75–100%
75–100%sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2002-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

14 Maldon Road
London
W3 6SU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

DENTON, Oliver Jacob→
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DENTON, Richard→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-08-28
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Active
STOCKLEY, Nicola→
director · ~65y · appointed 2024-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORD, Jonathan→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-28 · resigned 2020-10-30
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-28 · resigned 2002-08-28
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-28 · resigned 2002-08-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-05