121 PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

12170921 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-23

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2024

Net worth

£9.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Video production activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

17 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £9,367

Net assets shrinking

Down £8,702 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£9k

↓ 48% YoY

Current Assets

£14k

↑ 1084% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Total assets	£9.4k	£18.1k
Current assets	£14.1k	£1.2k
Net assets	£9.4k	£18.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand

2025-01-19
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accounts · AA
2024-01-28
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accounts · AA
2023-01-22
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accounts · AA
2022-02-22
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accounts · AA
2021-02-16
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accounts · AA
2021-01-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-08-24
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officers · TM01
2020-06-30
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SCHMIDT, Rosa Pia resigned
director
2020-05-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-03-21
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address · AD01
2019-08-23
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Company incorporated
As 121 PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
2019-08-23
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SPAUN, Brendan Sid appointed
director
2019-08-23
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SCHMIDT, Rosa Pia appointed
director
2019-08-23
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Brendan Sid Spaun Individual · German · DOB 05/1996 · age 30	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest	23/08/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Ms Rosa Pia Schmidtceased 30/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest

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

Incorporated2019-08-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

316 Wimbledon Central 21-33 Worple Road

London

SW19 4BJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-05

Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SPAUN, Brendan Sid→

director · ~30y · appointed 2019-08-23

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Active

SCHMIDT, Rosa Pia→

director · ~30y · appointed 2019-08-23 · resigned 2020-06-30

Resigned

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