7 STREAM MEDIA LTD
🌳Matureactive
08863580 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-27
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£4.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Video 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. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
47 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £4,929
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,279 YoY
Cash YoY
+4%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£54k
↑ 3.8% YoY
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 74% YoY
Current Assets
£155k
↑ 24% 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 | £66.3k | £53.9k |
| Current assets | £154.6k | £125.0k |
| Cash | £54.2k | £52.2k |
| Debtors | £100.3k | £72.8k |
| Net assets | £4.9k | £19.2k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-30➖BUDGE, Royston John resigneddirector
- 2025-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-31➖FOLEY, Sean James resigneddirector
- 2023-08-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-31➕HART, Jessica Helen appointeddirector
- 2023-07-31➖ENSOM, Thomas Richard resigneddirector
- 2023-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-01➕BUDGE, Royston John appointeddirector
- 2021-10-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-01-01➕ENSOM, Thomas Richard appointeddirector
- 2014-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs 7 STREAM MEDIA LTD
- 2014-01-27➕WILLOUGHBY-HART, Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2014-01-27➕FOLEY, Sean James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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 12 years.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicholas Willoughby-Hart Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Sean James Foleyceased 31/12/2023· 25-50% shares
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
Incorporated2014-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities
Registered office
South Building
Upper Farm
Wootton St Lawrence
Hampshire
RG23 8PE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
HART, Jessica Helen→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2023-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLOUGHBY-HART, Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2014-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUDGE, Royston John→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2022-01-01 · resigned 2025-09-30
ENSOM, Thomas Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2021-01-01 · resigned 2023-07-31
FOLEY, Sean James→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-01-27 · resigned 2023-12-31
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Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31