21ST CENTURY PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11837770 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-20
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: high (80/100)

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

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
15 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
65
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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28
Total assets£0
Current assets£0
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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-02-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 21ST CENTURY PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  9. 2019-02-20
    MCNALLY, David Anthony Thomas appointed
    director
  10. 2019-02-20
    📄
    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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Anthony Thomas Mcnally
Individual · British · DOB 11/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/02/2019

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
Incorporated2019-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

87 Eastern Way
Ponteland
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE20 9RQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCNALLY, David Anthony Thomas
director · ~35y · appointed 2019-02-20
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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-02-20