13 MINUTE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14804368 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-15
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-01-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 13 MINUTE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  5. 2023-04-15
    GORDON CUMMING, Charlotte Louisa appointed
    director
  6. 2023-04-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Ms Charlotte Louisa Gordon Cumming
Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/04/2023

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
Incorporated2023-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

2 Bridge Farm Offices
Harberton
Totnes
Devon
TQ9 7PP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GORDON CUMMING, Charlotte Louisa
director · ~68y · appointed 2023-04-15
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Recent filings (7 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-15