1K CURIOUS LTD

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14430562 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-19
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
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-94
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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: 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.

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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
11 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
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £94

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£94
Current Assets
£211
Current Liabilities
-£94-£33£28£89£150£211Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Profit before tax£-525.8k
Total assets£-94
Current assets£211
Net assets£-94
Average employees300

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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-01-29
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-01-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-07-12
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-05-25
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2023-05-13
    GONCALVES, Iwona Marta appointed
    secretary
  9. 2022-10-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1K CURIOUS LTD
  10. 2022-10-19
    FREEDMAN, Dov Lawrence appointed
    director
  11. 2022-10-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Curious Films Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Curious Films Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
1K CURIOUS LTD
This company · 14430562

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
Curious Films Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/10/2022

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
Incorporated2022-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

Cairo Studios
4 Nile Street
London
N1 7RF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GONCALVES, Iwona Marta
secretary · appointed 2023-05-13
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Active
FREEDMAN, Dov Lawrence
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-10-19
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Active

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Recent filings (11 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-05-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-10-19