37A FILMS LTD
- 59112Video production activities
- 59113Television programme production activities
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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 37A FILMS LTD
- 2021-05-14➕BROTHERSTON, Alasdair appointeddirector
- 2021-05-14➕TEMPLER, Barnaby Rupert appointeddirector
- 2021-05-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Barnaby Rupert Templer Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 14/05/2021 |
Mr Alasdair Brotherston Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 14/05/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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