649 MEDIA LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11277047 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-27
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
£-195.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £195,494
Cash YoY
+1096%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
↑ 1096% YoY
Net Worth
-£195k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-195.5k | £-174.2k |
| Current assets | — | £111 |
| Cash | £1.3k | £111 |
| Net assets | £-195.5k | £-174.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-27📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-27🏢Company incorporatedAs 649 MEDIA LIMITED
- 2018-03-27➕BAZARGAN, Darius Grigori appointeddirector
- 2018-03-27➕BERISHA BAZARGAN, Vahide appointeddirector
- 2018-03-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Darius Grigori Bazargan Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/03/2018 |
Mrs Vahide Berisha Bazargan Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 27/03/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities
Registered office
8 Coldbath Square
London
EC1R 5HL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BAZARGAN, Darius Grigori→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2018-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BERISHA BAZARGAN, Vahide→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2018-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (25 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-27