2LE DANCE FIRST LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
13576576 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-20
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 62/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 4.1y

25/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£20k
Net Worth
Current Assets
£21k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-02-29
Current assets£21.3k
Cash£19.6k
Debtors£1.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2022-07-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2022-06-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Paterson James Limited
  8. 2022-06-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Compagnie Pour Le Financement Des Loisirs S.A
  9. 2022-04-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2022-04-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Sky UK Limited
  11. 2022-03-15
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  12. 2022-03-15
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  13. 2022-03-15
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  14. 2022-03-15
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  15. 2022-03-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2022-03-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-08-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 2LE DANCE FIRST LIMITED
  18. 2021-08-20
    LIVINGSTONE, Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2021-08-20
    THOSTRUP, Thomas appointed
    director
  20. 2021-08-20
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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.)

Group structure

2le Media Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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2le Media Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
2LE DANCE FIRST LIMITED
This company · 13576576

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
2le Media Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares20/08/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Thomas Thostrupceased 20/08/2021· significant influence
  • Mr Michael Livingstoneceased 20/08/2021· significant influence

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
Incorporated2021-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

115 Stanhope Gardens
London
N4 1HZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LIVINGSTONE, Michael
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-08-20
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Active
THOSTRUP, Thomas
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-08-20
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Paterson James
Paterson James Limited
A registered charge30/06/2022
outstanding
Compagnie Pour Le Financement Des Loisirs S.A
A registered charge1 property30/06/2022
outstanding
Sky UK
Sky UK Limited
A registered charge1 property08/04/2022
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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-03-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-03-15