2BTV LTD

💤Zombieactive
09554153 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-24.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £24,405

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£24k
↓ 470% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£24k-£12k£1k£14k£27k£40kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£7.7k£30.9k
Current assets£16.3k£39.5k
Net assets£-24.4k£-4.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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  2. 2026-04-27
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    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-08
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  4. 2025-04-25
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  5. 2024-04-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-04-18
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  7. 2023-10-11
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  8. 2022-07-08
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  9. 2021-10-05
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  10. 2021-02-16
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-02-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-07-28
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-11-12
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-10-16
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    address · AD01
  16. 2019-03-27
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  17. 2018-08-03
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  18. 2016-03-11
    BELL, Charlotte Kate resigned
    director
  19. 2015-04-22
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    Company incorporated
    As 2BTV LTD
  20. 2015-04-22
    JAXSON, Philip James appointed
    director
  21. 2015-04-22
    BELL, Charlotte Kate appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip James Jaxson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1981 · age 45
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

Charter Buildings
Ashton Lane
Sale
Cheshire
M33 6WT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

JAXSON, Philip James
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-04-22
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Active
BELL, Charlotte Kate
director · ~39y · appointed 2015-04-22 · resigned 2016-03-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04