BIG DOG MEDIA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -85% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-59.7k | £-18.3k |
| Current assets | £5.4k | £5.2k |
| Cash | £441 | £2.9k |
| Debtors | £5.0k | £2.3k |
| Net assets | £-132.6k | £-102.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-05-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-10➕BIRKETT, Malcolm Alan Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2017-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BIG DOG MEDIA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
- 2017-01-27➕BIRKETT, Ashley Jane appointeddirector
- 2017-01-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Ashley Jane Birkett Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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