48 HOUR FILM PROJECT CIC
🌱Startupactive
15787818 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-06-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (72/100)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 (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Net assets | £0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
12
filings
- • 6 persons-with-significant-control
- • 4 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
15
filings
- • 6 persons-with-significant-control
- • 4 officers
- • 2 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-11➕BARNARD, Johannes Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2026-02-11➕BENNETT, Michael Alexander Bell appointeddirector
- 2026-02-11➖REYNOLDS, Nicholas Charles Mcpherson resigneddirector
- 2026-02-11➖SOUTHWELL, Gideon resigneddirector
- 2026-02-11📄dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS02
- 2026-01-27📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-01-16📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2024-06-19🏢Company incorporatedAs 48 HOUR FILM PROJECT CIC
- 2024-06-19➕REYNOLDS, Nicholas Charles Mcpherson appointeddirector
- 2024-06-19➕SOUTHWELL, Gideon appointeddirector
- 2024-06-19📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: REYNOLDS, Nicholas Charles Mcpherson resigned 2026-02-11; SOUTHWELL, Gideon resigned 2026-02-11
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Alexander Bell Bennett Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1971 · age 55 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 11/02/2026 |
Mr Johannes Nicholas Barnard Individual · South African · DOB 07/1995 · age 31 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 11/02/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Gideon Southwellceased 11/02/2026· 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 CHERRY LIMITED→ 09163288 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| 360 PROPERTY VA LTD→ 13210249 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 3DI INFORMATION SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 04487377 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| 3FOURTEEN CONSULTANCY LTD→ 14876924 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 42 EVENT MEDIA LTD→ 16280352 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 42COM INTERNATIONAL LTD→ 11671364 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 5 I P LIMITED→ 07812276 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| 51N SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 08054994 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| 63 SYSTEMS LIMITED→ 14409695 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 8280 PUBLICATIONS LTD→ 14307039 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 87Q LIMITED→ 14898035 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 989 DESIGN LIMITED→ 10720134 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2024-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities
Registered office
15 Albert Road
Bagshot
GU19 5QL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BARNARD, Johannes Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2026-02-11
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BENNETT, Michael Alexander Bell→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2026-02-11
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REYNOLDS, Nicholas Charles Mcpherson→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2024-06-19 · resigned 2026-02-11
SOUTHWELL, Gideon→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-06-19 · resigned 2026-02-11
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Recent filings (17 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-17
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2026-02-11
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-01-27
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-01-16