84 FILMS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
13217652 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-22
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£125.0k
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. 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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £125,000
Net assets shrinking
Down £117,000 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£125k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£48k£97k£145k£194k£242kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£125.0k£242.0k
Net assets£125.0k£242.0k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-12-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-04-05
    PERREN, Matthew Anthony Edward appointed
    director
  9. 2021-02-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 84 FILMS LTD
  10. 2021-02-22
    WALDER, Thomas James appointed
    director
  11. 2021-02-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Anthony Edward Perren
Individual · British · DOB 11/1997 · age 29
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control22/02/2021
Mr Thomas James Walder
Individual · British · DOB 01/1995 · age 31
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control22/02/2021

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
Incorporated2021-02-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

1 Tunnel Road
Tunnel Road
London
SE16 4JJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PERREN, Matthew Anthony Edward
director · ~29y · appointed 2021-04-05
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Active
WALDER, Thomas James
director · ~31y · appointed 2021-02-22
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Active

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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-02-22