1ST XV FILMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07584736 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-30
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-29
Average employees1

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-12-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-06-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-03-31
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    DODDS, Christopher Harwood appointed
    director
  17. 2011-03-31
    ➖
    VALLANCE, David John resigned
    secretary
  18. 2011-03-31
    ➖
    GALLOWAY, Lee William resigned
    director
  19. 2011-03-30
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST XV FILMS LIMITED
  20. 2011-03-30
    ➕
    VALLANCE, David John appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-03-30
    ➕
    GALLOWAY, Lee William appointed
    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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
Mr Christopher Harwood Dodds
Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48
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
Incorporated2011-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

4th Floor 4 Tabernacle Street
London
EC2A 4LU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

DODDS, Christopher Harwood→
director · ~48y · appointed 2011-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VALLANCE, David John→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-30 · resigned 2011-03-31
Resigned
GALLOWAY, Lee William→
director · ~42y · appointed 2011-03-30 · resigned 2011-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-30