BLAZING PRODUCTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive

08950920 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-20

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£-20.63M

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Motion picture production activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 10.6y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 10.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

75 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £20,627,284

Cash draining

Cash down 57% YoY

Cash YoY

-57%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£4k

↓ 57% YoY

Net Worth

-£21m

↓ 22% YoY

Current Assets

£5k

↓ 57% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-28	2024-03-28
Total assets	£-15.39M	£-11.64M
Current assets	£4.7k	£10.8k
Cash	£4.5k	£10.5k
Debtors	£182	£296
Net assets	£-20.63M	£-16.88M

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

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3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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gazette · DISS40
2026-02-24
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gazette · GAZ1
2026-02-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
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officers · TM01
2025-03-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
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RYAN, Michael Patrick resigned
director
2024-12-18
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-12
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-11
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-06-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-01
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-31
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mortgage · MR04
2022-05-31
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Charge satisfied #2
2022-05-23
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Paramount Pictures Corporation
2021-12-28
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-05-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-04
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Paterson James Limited
2020-06-04
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HU, Junyi appointed
director
2020-06-04
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YE, Ning resigned
director
2020-01-27
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BUTLER, Eamonn James appointed
director
2020-01-27
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NAGLE, Adam appointed
director
2020-01-27
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HEDMAN, Fredrik Jan resigned
director
2020-01-27
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LAI, Cherk Fung Sherman resigned
director
2017-11-17
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WANG, Zhonglei appointed
director
2017-11-17
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LAI, Cherk Fung Sherman appointed
director
2017-11-17
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YE, Ning appointed
director
2017-07-05
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LANDAU, Yair resigned
director
2017-07-05
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PURCELL, Susan resigned
director
2015-10-27
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Screen Actors Guild American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
2015-04-08
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BRADLEY, Leslie Grant resigned
director
2015-04-08
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LANDAU, Yair appointed
director
2015-04-08
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PURCELL, Susan appointed
director
2014-11-25
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COLLINS, Guy Stanley appointed
director
2014-08-11
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HEDMAN, Fredrik Jan appointed
director
2014-08-11
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RYAN, Michael Patrick appointed
director
2014-03-20
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Company incorporated
As BLAZING PRODUCTIONS LTD
2014-03-20
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BRADLEY, Leslie Grant appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

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.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2014-03-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

Suite 7 The Sanctuary

23 Oakhill Grove

Surbiton

KT6 6DU

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-28

Last made up to: 2025-03-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-21

Last: 2026-02-07