PHILABEG FILMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC170061 · ltd · incorporated 1996-11-21

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 Nov 2025

Net worth

£-13.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Motion picture production activities

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

59112Video production activities

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 (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -50% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

81 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £13,030

Cash draining

Cash down 50% YoY

Cash YoY

-50%

Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£919

↓ 50% YoY

Net Worth

-£13k

↓ 10% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↓ 37% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-11-30	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	£-13.0k	£-11.8k	£-12.4k
Current assets	£1.5k	£2.5k	£2.0k
Cash	£919	£1.8k	£1.3k
Debtors	£625	£625	£625
Net assets	£-13.0k	£-11.8k	£-12.4k

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 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-06-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-21
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-30
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WOOD, Ranald resigned
director
2022-08-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-08-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2005-11-24
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WOOD, Richard William appointed
secretary
2005-11-24
➕
WOOD, Richard Christopher appointed
director
2005-11-24
➖
WOOD, Mariam Murray resigned
secretary
2005-11-24
➕
WOOD, Ranald appointed
director
1996-11-21
🏢
Company incorporated
As PHILABEG FILMS LIMITED
1996-11-21
➕
WOOD, Richard William appointed
director
1996-11-21
➕
WOOD, Mariam Murray appointed
secretary
1996-11-21
➕
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-11-21
➖
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-11-21
➕
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1996-11-21
➖
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100

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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

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 73 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 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard William Wood Individual · British · DOB 04/1953 · age 73	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Richard Christopher Wood Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Ranald Woodceased 30/01/2023· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated1996-11-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

124 Broomhill Road

Aberdeen

AB10 6HX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-08-31

Last made up to: 2025-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-05

Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

WOOD, Richard William→

secretary · appointed 2005-11-24

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Active

WOOD, Richard Christopher→

director · ~52y · appointed 2005-11-24

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Active

WOOD, Richard William→

director · ~73y · appointed 1996-11-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WOOD, Mariam Murray→

secretary · appointed 1996-11-21 · resigned 2005-11-24

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-11-21 · resigned 1996-11-21

Resigned

WOOD, Ranald→

director · ~48y · appointed 2005-11-24 · resigned 2023-01-30

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-11-21 · resigned 1996-11-21

Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-06-17

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-01-21

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-01-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-08-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-06-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-07-31

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-07-25

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-07-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-08-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-11-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-11-22