BOOKER FILMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08491497 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-16
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
£11.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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 (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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £11,824
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£12k
↑ 177% YoY
Current Assets
£48k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2026-03-30 | 2025-03-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £36.6k | £29.2k |
| Current assets | £48.2k | £68.7k |
| Cash | — | £50.5k |
| Debtors | — | £18.2k |
| Net assets | £11.8k | £-15.4k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-04-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BOOKER FILMS LIMITED
- 2013-04-16➕HARDY, Sam appointeddirector
- 2013-04-16➕ROBERTSON, Daisy Nell appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Sam Hardy Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Daisy Nell Robertson Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50 | 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
Incorporated2013-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59120 — Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities
Registered office
Lyme Bay House
Uplyme Road
Lyme Regis
DT7 3LS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-30
Last made up to: 2026-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-17
Last: 2026-06-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
ROBERTSON, Daisy Nell→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2013-04-16
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-09