APOCALYPSO PICTURES COLD WAR LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10311303 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-04
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-21.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). 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 9.2y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £21,061
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£21k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↑ 104% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-21.1k | £-24.6k |
| Current assets | £40.1k | £19.7k |
| Net assets | £-21.1k | £-24.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-05-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-05-27📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-05-25📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-10-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-04-13🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The British Film Institute
- 2017-04-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: FILM4, a Division of Channel Four Television Corporation
- 2017-04-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Compagnie Pour Le Financement Des Loisirs S.A.
- 2016-08-04🏢Company incorporatedAs APOCALYPSO PICTURES COLD WAR LIMITED
- 2016-08-04➕SEGHATCHIAN, Tanya appointedsecretary
- 2016-08-04➕PAWLIKOWSKI, Pawel Alexander appointeddirector
- 2016-08-04➕SEGHATCHIAN, Tanya appointeddirector
- 2016-08-04➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2016-08-04➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Apocalypso Pictures Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Apocalypso Pictures Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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APOCALYPSO PICTURES COLD WAR LIMITED
This company · 10311303
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apocalypso Pictures Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| 197 FILMS LIMITED→ 12775569 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-08-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities
Registered office
18 Glasshouse Studios Fryern Court Road
Fordingbridge
Hampshire
SP6 1QX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
SEGHATCHIAN, Tanya→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PAWLIKOWSKI, Pawel Alexander→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2016-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SEGHATCHIAN, Tanya→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KAHAN, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2016-08-04 · resigned 2016-08-04
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The British Film Institute | A registered charge | — | 13/04/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | FILM4, a Division of Channel Four Television Corporation | A registered charge | — | 13/04/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Compagnie Pour Le Financement Des Loisirs S.A. | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/04/2017 | 15/10/2018 |
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Recent filings (36 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-05-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-27