YOUNG FILMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02016352 · ltd · incorporated 1986-05-02

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

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

£276.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Motion picture production activities

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

59113Television programme production activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 39.0y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 39.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (7 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

131 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £276,557

Net assets shrinking

Down £49,265 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£277k

↓ 15% YoY

Current Assets

£361k

↓ 16% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-28
Total assets	£284.1k	£343.3k
Current assets	£361.3k	£429.0k
Cash	—	£49.1k
Debtors	£290.9k	£276.7k
Net assets	£276.6k	£325.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2025-11-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-28
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BROOK YOUNG, Meredith Aida appointed
director
2024-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-10
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BROOK YOUNG, Stella Rose appointed
director
2022-01-10
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YOUNG, Winnie Brook appointed
director
2021-11-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-03-23
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2018-03-23
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Charge satisfied #5
2018-03-21
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mortgage · MR01
2018-03-20
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2017-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-11-25
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officers · AP01
2016-08-22
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BROOK, Julie Nicola appointed
director
2015-11-20
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GORDON, Iain Andrew appointed
director
2012-05-16
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YOUNG, Charles Patrick appointed
director
2012-03-07
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MS BATH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-04-09
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YOUNG, Charles Patrick resigned
director
2007-03-02
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MOORE STEPHENS resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-03-02
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MS BATH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-03-01
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YOUNG, Roger William, Sir resigned
secretary
2007-03-01
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MOORE STEPHENS appointed
corporate-secretary
2001-06-18
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YOUNG, Roger William, Sir appointed
secretary
2001-06-18
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YOUNG, Roger Christopher resigned
secretary
2000-11-24
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MEEK, Jeffrey Andrew Callaghan resigned
director
1999-07-15
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1998-06-16
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MEEK, Jeffrey Andrew Callaghan appointed
director
1996-12-23
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Charge registered #4
Lender: British Screen Finance Limited
1995-02-13
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Charge registered #3
Lender: British Screen Finance Limited,British Broadcasting Corporation,the Scottish Film Productionfund
1993-05-04
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MOORE, David Alexander resigned
secretary
1993-05-04
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YOUNG, Roger Christopher appointed
secretary
1993-05-04
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YOUNG, Charles Patrick appointed
director
1990-08-24
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Charge registered #2
Lender: British Screen Finance Limited
1987-05-08
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Charge registered #1
Lender: British Screen Finance Limited
1986-05-02
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Company incorporated
As YOUNG FILMS LIMITED

Owner dependency

78/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "YOUNG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Young Management Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Young Management Company Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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YOUNG FILMS LIMITED

This company · 02016352

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Young Management Company Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1986-05-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

10 Orange Street

London

WC2H 7DQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-02

Last: 2026-03-19