SPANIEL FILM PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04573379 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-25

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 Oct 2024

Net worth

£2.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Motion picture production activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,462

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31
Total assets	£2.5k
Debtors	£3.0k
Net assets	£2.5k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-06-09
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2023-07-15
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2022-06-08
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2021-07-23
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2020-07-20
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2019-07-15
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2018-08-03
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2017-07-26
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2016-07-29
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2015-10-13
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2015-07-16
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2014-11-03
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2014-07-21
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2013-10-24
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2002-10-25
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Company incorporated
As SPANIEL FILM PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
2002-10-25
➕
OWEN, David John appointed
secretary
2002-10-25
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OWEN, David John appointed
director
2002-10-25
➕
OWEN, Diana Frances appointed
director
2002-10-25
➕
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-10-25
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-10-25
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COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-10-25
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COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2002-10-25
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-10-25
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

91/100

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

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 70 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David John Owen Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/07/2016
Mrs Diana Frances Owen Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated2002-10-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

The Old House

Main Street

Maids Moreton

Buckingham

MK18 1QU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-14

Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

OWEN, David John→

secretary · appointed 2002-10-25

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Active

OWEN, David John→

director · ~69y · appointed 2002-10-25

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Active

OWEN, Diana Frances→

director · ~70y · appointed 2002-10-25

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Active

COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-25 · resigned 2002-10-25

Resigned

COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-25 · resigned 2002-10-25

Resigned

COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-25 · resigned 2002-10-25

Resigned

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