B.G.S.PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC060598 · ltd · incorporated 1976-08-31
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-146.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
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 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -38% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.7y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
109 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 £146,587
Cash YoY
-38%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↓ 38% YoY
Net Worth
-£147k
↑ 6.7% YoY
Current Assets
£51k
↓ 4.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-121.4k | £-127.6k |
| Current assets | £50.8k | £53.2k |
| Cash | £1.9k | £3.1k |
| Debtors | £36.2k | £32.0k |
| Net assets | £-146.6k | £-157.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-05-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2006-06-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2005-12-26➖COOPER, James Murray resigneddirector
- 2004-11-22➕STEVENSON, Douglas Buchan appointedsecretary
- 2004-11-22➖EVANS, John Douglas resignedsecretary
- 2003-11-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
- 2003-07-30➕EVANS, John Douglas appointedsecretary
- 2003-07-25➖HAGGART, John resignedsecretary
- 1996-04-22➕HAGGART, John appointedsecretary
- 1996-04-19➖RAVENHALL, Donald John Campbell resignedsecretary
- 1976-08-31🏢Company incorporatedAs B.G.S.PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
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 83 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William Brownie Garden Individual · British · DOB 04/1943 · age 83 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Douglas Buchan Stevenson Individual · British · DOB 08/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1976-08-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities
Registered office
4 Royal Crescent
Glasgow
G3 7SL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-23
Last: 2026-05-09
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
STEVENSON, Douglas Buchan→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-11-22
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Active
Active
EVANS, John Douglas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-07-30 · resigned 2004-11-22
HAGGART, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-04-22 · resigned 2003-07-25
RAVENHALL, Donald John Campbell→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-04-19
COOPER, James Murray→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · resigned 2005-12-26
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 07/06/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 05/11/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (109 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-05-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-07