TVP FILM & MULTIMEDIA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC170060 · ltd · incorporated 1996-11-21
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 25.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£176.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 59112Video production activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 25.9y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
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
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £176,946
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,106 YoY
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£125k
↑ 1.4% YoY
Net Worth
£177k
↓ 4.9% YoY
Current Assets
£159k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£39k£77k£116k£155k£194kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£189.6k£199.0k
Current assets£158.6k£193.7k
Cash£124.9k£123.2k
Debtors£33.7k£70.5k
Net assets£176.9k£186.1k

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

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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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-06-24
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  3. 2023-11-28
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  4. 2023-11-28
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  5. 2023-11-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-11-15
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    WOOD, Ranald resigned
    director
  7. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  9. 2021-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-29
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  13. 2018-08-31
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  14. 2018-08-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2004-03-01
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    WOOD, Richard William appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-03-01
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    WOOD, Mariam Murray resigned
    secretary
  19. 2002-08-30
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    WOOD, Ranald appointed
    director
  20. 2000-06-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  21. 1996-11-21
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    Company incorporated
    As TVP FILM & MULTIMEDIA LIMITED
  22. 1996-11-21
    ➕
    WOOD, Richard William appointed
    director
  23. 1996-11-21
    ➕
    WOOD, Richard Christopher appointed
    director
  24. 1996-11-21
    ➕
    WOOD, Mariam Murray appointed
    secretary
  25. 1996-11-21
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1996-11-21
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1996-11-21
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    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1996-11-21
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Christopher Wood
Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mr Richard William Wood
Individual · British · DOB 04/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ranald Woodceased 30/01/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1996-11-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

122 Broomhill Road
Aberdeen
AB10 6HX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

WOOD, Richard William→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-01
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Active
WOOD, Richard William→
director · ~73y · appointed 1996-11-21
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Active
WOOD, Richard Christopher→
director · ~52y · appointed 1996-11-21
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Active
WOOD, Mariam Murray→
secretary · appointed 1996-11-21 · resigned 2004-03-01
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-11-21 · resigned 1996-11-21
Resigned
WOOD, Ranald→
director · ~48y · appointed 2002-08-30 · resigned 2023-11-15
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-11-21 · resigned 1996-11-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property05/06/2000—
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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-25