50 PICTURES LTD
🌳Matureactive
08374904 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-25
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£18.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £18,944
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£19k
↑ 175% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↑ 258% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £19.9k | £7.8k |
| Current assets | £24.8k | £6.9k |
| Net assets | £18.9k | £6.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 address
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-12-18✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-10-17✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2021-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2013-01-25🏢Company incorporatedAs 50 PICTURES LTD
- 2013-01-25➕WELLS, Lynette Ann appointeddirector
- 2013-01-25➕WHEELER, Matthew David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew David Wheeler Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities
Registered office
99 Western Road
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1RS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WELLS, Lynette Ann→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHEELER, Matthew David→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (38 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-12-19
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-12-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-14