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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-11.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
80 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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £11,826
Cash YoY
+36%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↑ 36% YoY
Net Worth
-£12k
↑ 4.6% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-11.8k | £-12.4k |
| Current assets | £2.5k | £2.0k |
| Cash | £1.8k | £1.3k |
| Debtors | £625 | £625 |
| Net assets | £-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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-30➖WOOD, Ranald resigneddirector
- 2022-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2005-11-24➕WOOD, Richard William appointedsecretary
- 2005-11-24➕WOOD, Richard Christopher appointeddirector
- 2005-11-24➖WOOD, Mariam Murray resignedsecretary
- 2005-11-24➕WOOD, Ranald appointeddirector
- 1996-11-21🏢Company incorporatedAs PHILABEG FILMS LIMITED
- 1996-11-21➕WOOD, Richard William appointeddirector
- 1996-11-21➕WOOD, Mariam Murray appointedsecretary
- 1996-11-21➕FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-11-21➖FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-11-21➕FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1996-11-21➖FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 29 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 candidateStrong 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 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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
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 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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See pricing →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: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
WOOD, Richard William→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-11-24
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WOOD, Richard Christopher→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2005-11-24
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WOOD, Richard William→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 1996-11-21
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WOOD, Mariam Murray→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-11-21 · resigned 2005-11-24
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-11-21 · resigned 1996-11-21
WOOD, Ranald→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2005-11-24 · resigned 2023-01-30
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-11-21 · resigned 1996-11-21
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Recent filings (80 total)
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
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-25