SDI PRODUCTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC325190 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-08
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£19.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,216
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,567 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£19k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£23k£31k£39kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£25.4k£33.5k
Current assets£25.4k£39.0k
Cash—£18.2k
Debtors—£20.8k
Net assets£19.2k£27.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-10
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  5. 2024-06-10
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  6. 2023-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-02-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2020-02-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-05-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2007-09-21
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    HENRICI, Sonja Ingrid appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-09-21
    ➕
    HENRICI, Sonja Ingrid appointed
    director
  20. 2007-09-21
    ➕
    MENDELLE, Noemie appointed
    director
  21. 2007-09-21
    ➖
    TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2007-09-21
    ➖
    REYNARD NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2007-09-21
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    TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2007-06-08
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    Company incorporated
    As SDI PRODUCTIONS LTD
  25. 2007-06-08
    ➕
    TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2007-06-08
    ➕
    REYNARD NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2007-06-08
    ➕
    TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Sonja Ingrid Henrici
Individual · German · DOB 07/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2016
Ms Noe Mendelle
Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2007-06-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

6/8 Livingstone Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1PB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HENRICI, Sonja Ingrid→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HENRICI, Sonja Ingrid→
director · ~52y · appointed 2007-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MENDELLE, Noemie→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-06-08 · resigned 2007-09-21
Resigned
REYNARD NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-06-08 · resigned 2007-09-21
Resigned
TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-06-08 · resigned 2007-09-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-27