MAKING IT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
08949694 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-20
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2020
Net worth
£-45.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
35 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £45,728
Net assets shrinking
Down £78,971 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£46k
↓ 238% YoY
Current Assets
£14
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£46k-£30k-£14k£2k£17k£33kMar 2019Mar 2020

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2020-03-312019-03-30
Total assets£-65£77.4k
Current assets£14£17.1k
Net assets£-45.7k£33.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2021-04-27
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2021-04-27
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2021-02-09
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2021-02-01
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2020-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-28
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2020-10-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2020-03-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2019-12-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2019-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-06-26
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-04-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2016-01-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-12-02
    📄
    second-filing-of-form-with-form-type-made-up-date
    document-replacement · RP04
  20. 2015-11-19
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  21. 2015-11-19
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  22. 2015-11-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  23. 2014-11-25
    ➕
    COLLINS, Guy Stanley appointed
    director
  24. 2014-08-11
    ➕
    HEDMAN, Fredrik Jan appointed
    director
  25. 2014-08-11
    ➕
    RYAN, Michael Patrick appointed
    director
  26. 2014-03-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MAKING IT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  27. 2014-03-20
    ➕
    BRADLEY, Leslie Grant appointed
    director

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2021-04-27

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Leslie Grant Bradley
Individual · New Zealander · DOB 05/1948 · age 78
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control20/03/2017
Mr Guy Stanley Collins
Individual · British · DOB 01/1944 · age 82
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest20/03/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

10 Coda Centre
189 Munster Road
London
SW6 6AW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2020-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

BRADLEY, Leslie Grant→
director · ~78y · appointed 2014-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLINS, Guy Stanley→
director · ~82y · appointed 2014-11-25
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Active
HEDMAN, Fredrik Jan→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-08-11
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Active
RYAN, Michael Patrick→
director · ~76y · appointed 2014-08-11
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Active

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Recent filings (34 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2021-04-27
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2021-02-09
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2021-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2020-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-03-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-06-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-04-17