SEVERANCE FILM SERVICES LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-82.1k | £-78.8k |
| Current assets | £175.2k | £173.9k |
| Net assets | £-82.1k | £-78.8k |
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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.
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- • 1 accounts
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-23📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-02-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-09🏢Company incorporatedAs SEVERANCE FILM SERVICES LIMITED
- 2015-06-09➕COLLINS, Guy Stanley appointeddirector
- 2015-06-09➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2015-06-09➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Guy Stanley Collins Individual · British · DOB 01/1944 · age 82 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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