8SECONDS LTD

🌳Matureactive
09999070 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-11
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.
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
31 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 capital
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  2. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-15
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  7. 2024-04-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2019-08-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2019-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-06
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    POMEROY, Finn appointed
    director
  16. 2019-03-06
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    DICKSON, Vincent Robert resigned
    director
  17. 2019-03-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-03-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-05-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2016-03-01
    ➕
    DICKSON, Vincent Robert appointed
    director
  21. 2016-02-11
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    Company incorporated
    As 8SECONDS LTD
  22. 2016-02-11
    ➕
    PETTIT, Hugo appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hugo Pettit
Individual · British · DOB 09/1985 · age 41
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2016-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

Marklye
Dulwich Common
London
SE21 7EU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

PETTIT, Hugo→
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POMEROY, Finn→
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DICKSON, Vincent Robert→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-03-01 · resigned 2019-03-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-05-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02