EVOLUTION PICTURES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09214094 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-11
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-652.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.7y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £652,459
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£652k
Current Assets
£115k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-25 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-634.5k |
| Current assets | £115.0k |
| Net assets | £-652.5k |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-12-13📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-11-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-06-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-08📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-11-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-06-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Head Gear Films Fn LTD.
- 2020-10-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Paterson James Limited
- 2019-05-15➕HEDMAN, Jan Fredrik appointeddirector
- 2018-11-30➖SMITH, Rod resigneddirector
- 2018-06-08➖BUSSI, Edoardo resigneddirector
- 2018-01-29➕BUSSI, Edoardo appointeddirector
- 2017-12-28➖LOMAX, Colin resigneddirector
- 2016-09-01➕LOMAX, Colin appointeddirector
- 2016-06-28➖GREEN, Joanna Linda resigneddirector
- 2014-12-12➕GREEN, Joanna Linda appointeddirector
- 2014-11-24➕SMITH, Rod appointeddirector
- 2014-09-11🏢Company incorporatedAs EVOLUTION PICTURES LIMITED
- 2014-09-11➕COLLINS, Guy Stanley appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Guy Stanley Collins Individual · British · DOB 01/1944 · age 82 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/04/2021 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Nucit Limitedceased 09/04/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mr Colin Lomaxceased 28/12/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Gfm Films Llpceased 09/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Suite 7 The Sanctuary
23 Oakhill Grove
Surbiton
KT6 6DU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last made up to: 2024-09-25
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-11
Last: 2026-05-28
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
COLLINS, Guy Stanley→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2014-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEDMAN, Jan Fredrik→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2019-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUSSI, Edoardo→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2018-01-29 · resigned 2018-06-08
GREEN, Joanna Linda→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-12-12 · resigned 2016-06-28
LOMAX, Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2016-09-01 · resigned 2017-12-28
SMITH, Rod→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-11-24 · resigned 2018-11-30
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Head Gear Films Fn . Head Gear Films Fn LTD. | A registered charge | — | 16/10/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Paterson James Paterson James Limited | A registered charge | — | 16/10/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (66 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-12-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-11-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-12-08