48 FILMS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
12040202 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-10
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£310.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £310,633

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£311k
↑ 9.8% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£62k£124k£186k£249k£311kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£310.6k£283.0k
Current assets£16.3k£18.3k
Net assets£310.6k£283.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-01-01
    ➕
    PRESTWOOD SMITH, Mike appointed
    director
  4. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-05
    ➖
    PRESTWOOD SMITH, Michael resigned
    director
  7. 2023-07-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-05-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-06-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 48 FILMS LIMITED
  15. 2019-06-10
    ➕
    PRESTWOOD SMITH, Branwen appointed
    director
  16. 2019-06-10
    ➕
    RABBATTS, Heather Victoria appointed
    director
  17. 2019-06-10
    ➕
    PRESTWOOD SMITH, Michael appointed
    director
  18. 2019-06-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Heather Victoria Rabbatts
Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/06/2019
Mr Michael Prestwood Smith
Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/06/2019
Mrs Branwen Prestwood Smith
Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/06/2019

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
Incorporated2019-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

48 Vicars Hill
London
SE13 7JL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

PRESTWOOD SMITH, Branwen→
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRESTWOOD SMITH, Mike→
director · ~59y · appointed 2026-01-01
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Active
RABBATTS, Heather Victoria→
director · ~71y · appointed 2019-06-10
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Active
PRESTWOOD SMITH, Michael→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-06-10 · resigned 2023-07-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-16