24 PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

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05180947 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-15
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£1.73M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -36% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 2 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,729,965
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,951 YoY
Cash YoY
-36%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£300k
↓ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£1.7m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3.3m
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£658k£1.3m£2.0m£2.6m£3.3mJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£1.73M£1.75M
Current assets£3.29M£2.79M
Cash£299.9k£471.0k
Debtors£2.99M£2.32M
Net assets£1.73M£1.74M

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-30
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  2. 2024-06-25
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  3. 2023-06-30
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  4. 2022-11-09
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  5. 2022-11-09
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    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-11-09
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    address · AD01
  7. 2022-06-30
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  8. 2021-06-29
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  9. 2020-03-30
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  10. 2019-03-26
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  11. 2018-07-27
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  12. 2018-03-29
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  13. 2017-03-31
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  14. 2016-12-15
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  15. 2015-12-18
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  16. 2009-03-30
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    STEVENS, Roy resigned
    secretary
  17. 2006-10-10
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    ANTON, Darren resigned
    secretary
  18. 2006-10-10
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    STEVENS, Roy appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-07-16
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    ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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  20. 2004-07-16
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    ABERGAN REED LIMITED resigned
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  21. 2004-07-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 24 PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  22. 2004-07-15
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    ANTON, Bianca appointed
    director
  23. 2004-07-15
    ➕
    ANTON, Darren appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-07-15
    ➕
    ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-07-15
    ➕
    ABERGAN REED LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Bianca Anton
Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

35 Lonsdale Road
London
NW6 6RA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

ANTON, Bianca→
director · ~52y · appointed 2004-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANTON, Darren→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-15 · resigned 2006-10-10
Resigned
STEVENS, Roy→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-10 · resigned 2009-03-30
Resigned
ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-07-15 · resigned 2004-07-16
Resigned
ABERGAN REED LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-07-15 · resigned 2004-07-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
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accounts · AA
2025-04-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-30