CURIOUS FILMS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11328852 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-25
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£622.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -68% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £622,926
Net assets shrinking
Down £133,928 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 68% YoY
Cash YoY
-68%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£205k
↓ 68% YoY
Net Worth
£623k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£925k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £628.6k | £761.7k |
| Current assets | £925.2k | £1.48M |
| Cash | £205.2k | £636.4k |
| Debtors | £719.9k | £841.6k |
| Net assets | £622.9k | £756.9k |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-02📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2022-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-09-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-04-28📄capital-alter-shares-consolidationcapital · SH02
- 2021-04-28📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-04-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-01➕EDITION CAPITAL DIRECTORS LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2020-06-01➖DICKSON, Anastasia resignedsecretary
- 2020-01-17➕DICKSON, Anastasia appointedsecretary
- 2018-04-25🏢Company incorporatedAs CURIOUS FILMS LTD
- 2018-04-25➕FREEDMAN, Dov Lawrence appointeddirector
- 2018-04-25➕RUSSELL-DAVIES, Charlie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Dov Freedman Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/04/2018 |
Charlie Russell-Davies Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/04/2018 |
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
Incorporated2018-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities
Registered office
Cairo Studios
4 Nile Street
London
N1 7RF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
FREEDMAN, Dov Lawrence→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2018-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RUSSELL-DAVIES, Charlie→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2018-04-25
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EDITION CAPITAL DIRECTORS LTD→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2021-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DICKSON, Anastasia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-01-17 · resigned 2020-06-01
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Recent filings (42 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-09-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-09-30