11STUDIOS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15420313 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-17
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other photographic activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 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
70/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-31
Average employees100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-01
    BENJELLOUL, Dounia Mustapha resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-11
    WHITE, James Alexander appointed
    director
  5. 2025-06-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-03-24
    BENJELLOUL, Dounia Mustapha appointed
    director
  7. 2025-03-24
    WHITE, James Alexander resigned
    director
  8. 2025-03-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-03-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-01-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2025-01-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2025-01-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2025-01-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-01-20
    BENJELLOUL, Dounia Mustapha resigned
    director
  15. 2025-01-20
    WHITE, James Alexander appointed
    director
  16. 2024-01-17
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    Company incorporated
    As 11STUDIOS LTD
  17. 2024-01-17
    BENJELLOUL, Dounia Mustapha appointed
    director
  18. 2024-01-17
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Alexander White
Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43
sig. influencesignificant influence20/01/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Dounia Mustapha Benjelloulceased 20/01/2025· 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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74209 — Other photographic activities

Registered office

317 Horn Lane
London
W3 0BU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WHITE, James Alexander
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-06-11
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Active
BENJELLOUL, Dounia Mustapha
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-03-24 · resigned 2025-09-01
Resigned
BENJELLOUL, Dounia Mustapha
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-01-17 · resigned 2025-01-20
Resigned
WHITE, James Alexander
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-01-20 · resigned 2025-03-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-17