16 SCREEN LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
12246845 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-07
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£4.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 77). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,496
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 105% YoY
Current Assets
£291k
↑ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.0k | £14.6k |
| Current assets | £290.7k | £200.4k |
| Net assets | £4.5k | £2.2k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-07-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-10-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 16 SCREEN LIMITED
- 2019-10-07➕HUDSON, Marguerite Joyce appointeddirector
- 2019-10-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Marguerite Joyce Hudson Individual · English · DOB 10/1949 · age 77 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 07/10/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Technology · WC postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01SEVENTYSIX LTD→ 16382565 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 10XDIJITAL LTD→ 16303350 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 10XHUMANS LTD→ 16215617 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 16069467 UK LTD→ 16069467 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 16347708 LIMITED→ 16347708 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1729 TECH LTD→ 16183233 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 180 PRODUCTIONS LTD→ 11940114 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 1885 GROUP LIMITED→ 16999795 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 YEARS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED→ 15383116 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1973 DESIGN LTD→ 16698343 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1FEED LTD→ 16779695 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1GROUP FZC LTD→ 16421356 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59120 — Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities
Registered office
86-90 86-90 Paul Street
London
WC2A 4NE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
HUDSON, Marguerite Joyce→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2019-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (17 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-10-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-07-05