ALHAMBRA FILMS LIMITED

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SC157768 · ltd · incorporated 1995-05-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£20.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 29.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,237

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£20k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£112
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£112£112
Current assets£112£112
Net assets£20.2k£20.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-21
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  2. 2025-02-19
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  3. 2024-02-14
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  4. 2023-02-07
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  5. 2021-07-01
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  6. 2021-05-25
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  7. 2020-02-06
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  8. 2019-02-07
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  9. 2018-09-21
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  10. 2018-01-09
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  11. 2017-03-15
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  12. 2016-05-26
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  13. 2016-02-04
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  14. 2015-05-14
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  15. 2015-01-23
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  16. 2014-06-24
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  17. 1996-10-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 1996-06-13
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    YACOUBIAN, Paul appointed
    secretary
  19. 1996-06-13
    ➖
    MCARDLE, Doreen resigned
    secretary
  20. 1996-06-13
    ➖
    MCARDLE, Doreen resigned
    director
  21. 1995-05-26
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    MACGEE, Paula Hannah Margaret appointed
    director
  22. 1995-05-26
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    MCARDLE, Doreen appointed
    secretary
  23. 1995-05-26
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1995-05-26
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    MCARDLE, Doreen appointed
    director
  25. 1995-05-26
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    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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  26. 1995-05-26
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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  27. 1995-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ALHAMBRA FILMS LIMITED
  28. 1995-05-01
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1995-05-01
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    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1995-05-01
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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
Mrs Paula Hannah Margaret Macgee
Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-05-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

The Bishops House
Porterfield Road
Kilmacolm
Renfrewshire
PA13 4PD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-07
Last: 2025-04-23

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

YACOUBIAN, Paul→
secretary · appointed 1996-06-13
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Active
MACGEE, Paula Hannah Margaret→
director · ~64y · appointed 1995-05-26
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Active
MCARDLE, Doreen→
secretary · appointed 1995-05-26 · resigned 1996-06-13
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-05-01 · resigned 1995-05-26
Resigned
MCARDLE, Doreen→
director · ~83y · appointed 1995-05-26 · resigned 1996-06-13
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-05-01 · resigned 1995-05-26
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-05-01 · resigned 1995-05-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property25/10/1996—
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Recent filings (73 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-02-07