First Sight Media Limited
ActiveLiveFirst Sight Media Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 24 May 2004 (22 years ago), with its registered office in Chipping Norton, South East. The company operates in Professional services.
The score, the reasons behind it, and what to do next.
Active, reachable and in a growing market
A registered office is on file; phone and web are checked on Pro.
Companies House · ONS · Nomis · General opportunity model · 100% of the model measurable
Financials
From First Sight Media Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2025-03-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2024-03-31). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
A long-standing professional services business in South East, in a market growing 5.9% a year and growing faster here than nationally. Every signal in the model was measurable for this company.
CompetitionRead this one the other way round: a high number means a crowded market, where differentiation matters more than timing.
Answers: Is this a live, reachable business in a market worth being in?
A balanced read. Pick the lens that matches what you sell and every number on this page re-weights.
Accounts are next due 31 Dec 2026; the last set was made up to 31 Mar 2025.
What this means for you: Filings are up to date, which makes this an easier first conversation.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
Rows marked Not checked are excluded from the score rather than assumed — the missing weight shows up as lower confidence, not as a worse company.
Commonly offered to a company like this
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Answers: is this market big, growing and survivable — and is the region ahead or behind?
Sector size & momentum
This sector is growing faster in South East than nationally — a regional tailwind worth tracking.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (32 codes)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 44 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1South East is a very high-density market for professional services, with about 196,526 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is running ahead of the national average here (+7.0% vs +5.9%), pointing to a regional tailwind.
- 3Around 15,683 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 44% over five years — the benchmark for businesses in this classification.
Answers: how crowded is this market, and where does this company sit against its peers?
Score distribution
A quick score from register status and company age only, because that is all the peer list carries. To compare like with like, this company is placed on the same quick score (100) — not the full 68/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
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| Babyart Wales Limited 12270113 · SIC 74201 | 18 Oct 2019 | Wales | Active | 94 |
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Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates22 Jun 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full17 Dec 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates26 May 2025
- Officer resignedCessation of a person with significant control19 Dec 2024
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full19 Dec 2024
- Change person director company with change date29 Oct 2024
- Officer resignedCessation of a person with significant control30 Jul 2024
- Ownership (PSC) changeNotification of a person with significant control29 Jul 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates29 May 2024
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control29 May 2024
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Company details
- Company
- First Sight Media Limited
- Number
- 05136287
- Registered office
- Hillside, Albion Street, Chipping Norton, OX7 5BH
- Incorporated
- 24 May 2004
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 74209 — Other professional, scientific & technical
- Status
- Active
- Region
- South East · England
- Accounts
- Next due 31 Dec 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 07 Jun 2027
Connected companies
Other companies run by the same directors are checked on paid plans — each appointment is a separate register lookup.
Who runs and owns it
- Created
- 09 May 2024
- Registered
- 24 May 2024
- Persons entitled
- Ede & Ravenscroft Limited
- Created
- 01 Feb 2024
- Registered
- 02 Feb 2024
- Persons entitled
- Barclays Bank PLC
- Created
- 30 Nov 2012
- Registered
- 12 Dec 2012
- Persons entitled
- Shellwin PLC
- Created
- 26 May 2005
- Registered
- 02 Jun 2005
- Persons entitled
- Menard Engineering Limited
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