11 LITTLE FILMS LTD

🌳Matureactive

07085451 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-24

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£14.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Video production activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

42 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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 £14,868

Cash YoY

+51%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£19k

↑ 51% YoY

Net Worth

£15k

↑ 6.3% YoY

Current Assets

£29k

↓ 42% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£21.1k	£22.3k
Current assets	£28.6k	£49.1k
Cash	£19.3k	£12.8k
Debtors	£9.2k	£36.3k
Net assets	£14.9k	£14.0k

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2025-09-30
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2024-09-25
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2023-09-14
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2022-09-16
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accounts · AA
2021-09-28
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accounts · AA
2020-09-28
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accounts · AA
2019-09-30
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accounts · AA
2018-09-28
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accounts · AA
2018-03-26
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officers · TM02
2018-03-26
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address · AD01
2018-03-13
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BIRCH, Linda Shirley resigned
secretary
2017-09-28
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accounts · AA
2016-09-11
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accounts · AA
2016-01-16
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annual-return · AR01
2015-10-02
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accounts · AA
2015-01-17
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annual-return · AR01
2013-01-01
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BIRCH, Linda Shirley appointed
secretary
2009-11-24
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Company incorporated
As 11 LITTLE FILMS LTD
2009-11-24
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COLLINS, Oliver appointed
director
2009-11-24
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PETROU, Antony appointed
director

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Antony Petrou Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	31/12/2016
Mr Oliver Nathan Collins Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	31/12/2016

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

Incorporated2009-11-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

40-44 High Street High Street

Northwood

Hertfordshire

HA6 1BN

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-01

Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

COLLINS, Oliver→

director · ~48y · appointed 2009-11-24

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Active

PETROU, Antony→

director · ~56y · appointed 2009-11-24

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Active

BIRCH, Linda Shirley→

secretary · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2018-03-13

Resigned

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