17FILMS LTD
🌳Matureactive
05704252 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-09
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£68.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 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 £68,422
Net assets shrinking
Down £30,732 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£68k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£74k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £68.4k | £99.2k |
| Current assets | £73.7k | £101.1k |
| Net assets | £68.4k | £99.2k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2006-02-09🏢Company incorporatedAs 17FILMS LTD
- 2006-02-09➕SLATTERY, Yolande appointedsecretary
- 2006-02-09➕GRINT, John appointeddirector
- 2006-02-09➕SLATTERY, Yolande 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 20 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Yolande Slattery Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr John Grint Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts
Registered office
15 Morven Rd
London
SW17 7NA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
Active
SLATTERY, Yolande→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2006-02-09
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Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-02