FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC137686 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1992-04-08

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£12.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed leisure with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -47% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

28 officers (5 active, 28 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

127 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £12,345

Net assets shrinking

Down £2,587 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 47% YoY

Cash YoY

-47%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£9k

↓ 47% YoY

Net Worth

£12k

↓ 17% YoY

Current Assets

£23k

↓ 11% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£12.3k	£14.9k
Current assets	£22.8k	£25.7k
Cash	£9.4k	£17.8k
Debtors	£13.4k	£7.9k
Net assets	£12.3k	£14.9k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (72 events)Click to expand

2026-03-19
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officers · TM01
2025-07-25
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MORTIMORE, Emma Jane resigned
director
2025-04-25
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accounts · AA
2024-05-07
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accounts · AA
2024-04-10
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officers · TM01
2024-01-31
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officers · AP01
2024-01-31
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officers · AP01
2024-01-31
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officers · AP01
2024-01-31
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officers · AP01
2024-01-31
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officers · AP01
2023-08-14
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CHAURIN, Thomas Andre Maurice appointed
director
2023-08-14
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CHEGE, Elizabeth Muthoni appointed
director
2023-08-14
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KAYEMBE, Debora Buba Feza, Dr appointed
director
2023-08-14
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MOREAU, Cedric appointed
director
2023-08-14
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MORTIMORE, Emma Jane appointed
director
2023-07-31
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accounts · AA
2023-06-06
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officers · CH01
2023-06-06
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officers · CH01
2023-06-06
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address · AD01
2023-04-20
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2023-04-20
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2023-03-19
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STEEL, James, Doctor resigned
director
2022-04-04
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accounts · AA
2022-02-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-20
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officers · TM02
2022-01-20
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officers · TM01
2021-12-31
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MORISON, Ilona resigned
secretary
2021-12-31
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MORISON, Helene Ilona resigned
director
2021-09-30
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accounts · AA
2016-11-01
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MCDOUGALL, Jaki resigned
director
2015-06-15
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MORISON, Ilona resigned
secretary
2015-04-29
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MORISON, Ilona appointed
secretary
2015-04-01
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MORISON, Ilona appointed
secretary
2014-10-01
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MORISON, Helene Ilona appointed
director
2014-09-30
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BEATTIE, John Reid resigned
secretary
2012-03-31
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COURDENT, Denis Charles resigned
director
2012-03-31
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MCKENZIE, James resigned
director
2007-03-31
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D ARVOR, Olga Poivre resigned
director
2005-10-01
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BEATTIE, John Reid appointed
secretary
2005-09-30
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MCKENZIE, James resigned
secretary
2005-09-30
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INGLES, Kenneth Alexander resigned
director
2005-09-30
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TERRASSE, Jean Marc resigned
director
2003-09-08
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D ARVOR, Olga Poivre appointed
director
2003-08-28
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ADICEAM, Ashok resigned
director
2003-08-28
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COURDENT, Denis Charles appointed
director
2003-08-28
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GIRARD, Patrick resigned
director
2003-08-28
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MCKENZIE, James appointed
director
2002-08-27
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ADICEAM, Ashok appointed
director
2001-08-28
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HUNTER, Allan Bruce resigned
director
2000-11-09
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HAMILTON, James Buchanan resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 72 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-22

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1992-04-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

6 Logie Mill

Edinburgh

EH7 4HG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-22OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-08