8TH INTERNATIONAL CELTIC FILM FESTIVAL (THE)

🌳Matureactive
SC100975 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1986-09-22
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£13.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
94 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £13,629
Net assets shrinking
Down £240 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£14k
↓ 1.7% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£13.6k£13.9k
Current assets£15.0k£15.0k
Net assets£13.6k£13.9k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-24
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    MURRAY, Margaret Mary appointed
    director
  3. 2024-09-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-26
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  6. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2017-09-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-09-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2001-03-28
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    ALEXANDER, Kenneth John Wilson, Sir resigned
    director
  18. 1999-02-11
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Calum Alexander, Dr resigned
    director
  19. 1996-12-13
    ➖
    MORRISON, Alexander Fraser resigned
    director
  20. 1994-09-22
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    COWAN, Robert, Sir resigned
    director
  21. 1994-03-28
    ➕
    MORRISON, Alexander Fraser appointed
    director
  22. 1991-09-30
    ➖
    TENNANT, Ian M resigned
    director
  23. 1990-10-16
    ➕
    FRASER, Neil Charles John appointed
    director
  24. 1990-10-16
    ➖
    CAMERON, Alexander resigned
    director
  25. 1990-10-16
    ➕
    TENNANT, Ian M appointed
    director
  26. 1986-09-22
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    Company incorporated
    As 8TH INTERNATIONAL CELTIC FILM FESTIVAL (THE)

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 36 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 36 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Charles John Fraser
Individual · British · DOB 09/1938 · age 88
—75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1986-09-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

24-26 Lewis Street
Stornoway
Isle Of Lewis
HS1 2JF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

MACQUARRIE, Kenneth John→
secretary
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Active
FRASER, Neil Charles John→
director · ~88y · appointed 1990-10-16
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Active
MURRAY, Margaret Mary→
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-09-24
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Active
ALEXANDER, Kenneth John Wilson, Sir→
director · ~104y · resigned 2001-03-28
Resigned
CAMERON, Alexander→
director · resigned 1990-10-16
Resigned
COWAN, Robert, Sir→
director · ~94y · resigned 1994-09-22
Resigned
MACLEOD, Calum Alexander, Dr→
director · ~91y · resigned 1999-02-11
Resigned
MORRISON, Alexander Fraser→
director · ~78y · appointed 1994-03-28 · resigned 1996-12-13
Resigned
TENNANT, Ian M→
director · ~107y · appointed 1990-10-16 · resigned 1991-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (94 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-24