UNCANNY PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC253360 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-28
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62011Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-24

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-01-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-07-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2004-10-05
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    SALVONA, Holly appointed
    secretary
  16. 2004-10-05
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    MCNAMARA, Andrew John resigned
    secretary
  17. 2003-07-28
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    Company incorporated
    As UNCANNY PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  18. 2003-07-28
    ➕
    SALVONA, Grant John James appointed
    director
  19. 2003-07-28
    ➕
    MCNAMARA, Andrew John appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
Mr Grant John James Salvona
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares26/07/2016

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
Incorporated2003-07-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

34 Maryland Drive
Glasgow
G52 1SN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SALVONA, Holly→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-05
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Active
SALVONA, Grant John James→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-07-28
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Active
MCNAMARA, Andrew John→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-28 · resigned 2004-10-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-04