1010 MEDIA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05581482 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-03
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£876.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 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 £876,481
Net assets shrinking
Down £752 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£876k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £930.2k | £936.0k |
| Current assets | £1.10M | £1.10M |
| Net assets | £876.5k | £877.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-05-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-05-29📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-05-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2005-10-03🏢Company incorporatedAs 1010 MEDIA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
- 2005-10-03➕APPLEBY, Graeme appointedsecretary
- 2005-10-03➕APPLEBY, Graeme appointeddirector
- 2005-10-03➕FAIRBAIRN, Michael appointeddirector
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Fairbairn Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Technology · E postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0X30 LTD→ 15629377 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1 STYLE PRODUCTION & EVENTS LIMITED→ 15657353 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 11X LIMITED→ 14393667 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 126 FILMS LTD→ 16697559 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15552316 LIMITED→ 15552316 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 17 BLOCKCHAIN INNOVATION LTD→ 16805420 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 LUCKY DUCK STUDIOS LTD→ 16805139 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 SOCIAL GAMES LTD→ 16805514 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 175TV CIC→ 16820728 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 181 LABS LTD→ 16585538 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1883 LIMITED→ 09562005 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 18K PRODUCTIONS LTD→ 12656708 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities
Registered office
E306 Port East 12 Hertsmere Road
London
E14 4AE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
APPLEBY, Graeme→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2005-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FAIRBAIRN, Michael→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2005-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-10-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-05-29