1966 PRODUCTIONS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14106479 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-13
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
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year to May 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
20 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-05-31 | 2023-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £29.5k |
| Current assets | — | £99.5k |
| Net assets | — | £28.6k |
| Average employees | 200 | — |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-09-12📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-09-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-07➕WOODWARD, Roderick James appointeddirector
- 2024-04-22➖DANBURY, John Peter resigneddirector
- 2024-04-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-08-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-05-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 1966 PRODUCTIONS LTD
- 2022-05-13➕MANSFIELD, Laurence appointeddirector
- 2022-05-13➕DANBURY, John Peter appointeddirector
- 2022-05-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Laurence Mansfield Individual · British · DOB 03/1943 · age 83 | 75–100% | 25–50% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 13/05/2022 |
Mr Roderick James Woodward Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 30/08/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Peter Danburyceased 22/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Active · Technology · EC postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 FIRST STREET LTD→ 16621446 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 UP PRODUCTIONS LTD→ 14275668 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 123 CLICK LIMITED→ 14662523 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 1660 PRODUCTIONS LTD→ 10114648 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 16749183 LTD→ 16749183 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16871238 PLC→ 16871238 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16PROTONS LTD→ 08814031 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| 1771 TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED→ 15172884 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 17SOUTH LTD→ 16800770 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17V28 LTD→ 15554649 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1800SUPPORT LTD→ 14193879 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 196TECH LTD→ 15505986 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities
Registered office
71 Queen Victoria Street
London
EC4V 4BE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26
Last: 2025-05-12
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MANSFIELD, Laurence→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2022-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOODWARD, Roderick James→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2024-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DANBURY, John Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-05-13 · resigned 2024-04-22
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Recent filings (20 total)
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-06
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-22