BEEZR STUDIOS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC261821 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-13
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£130.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.2y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £130,467
Net assets shrinking
Down £128,172 YoY
Cash YoY
-20%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£427k
↓ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£130k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Assets
£844k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£191k£383k£574k£766k£957kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£276.5k£405.3k
Current assets£844.0k£957.4k
Cash£427.3k£532.6k
Debtors£416.8k£424.7k
Net assets£130.5k£258.6k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-14
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2021-06-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  10. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2019-03-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2018-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2018-01-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2012-11-02
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    SMITH, John Angus resigned
    secretary
  19. 2012-11-02
    ➖
    SMITH, John Angus resigned
    director
  20. 2011-04-16
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2006-03-01
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    SMITH, John Angus appointed
    director
  22. 2005-02-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
  23. 2004-12-01
    ➖
    SMITH, John Angus resigned
    director
  24. 2004-03-01
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    ROXBURGH, Stewart William resigned
    director
  25. 2004-01-13
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    Company incorporated
    As BEEZR STUDIOS LTD
  26. 2004-01-13
    ➕
    MACCUISH, Alasdair appointed
    director
  27. 2004-01-13
    ➕
    SMITH, John Angus appointed
    secretary
  28. 2004-01-13
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2004-01-13
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2004-01-13
    ➕
    ROXBURGH, Stewart William appointed
    director
  31. 2004-01-13
    ➕
    SMITH, John Angus appointed
    director
  32. 2004-01-13
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2004-01-13
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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 22 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.)

Group structure

Beezr Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Beezr Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BEEZR STUDIOS LTD
This company · SC261821

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Beezr Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/09/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alasdair Maccuishceased 01/09/2017· 75-100% shares

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-01-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

St George's Studios (Studio 15)
93-97 St George's Road
Glasgow
G3 6JA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

MACCUISH, Alasdair→
director · ~52y · appointed 2004-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, John Angus→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-13 · resigned 2012-11-02
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-13 · resigned 2004-01-13
Resigned
ROXBURGH, Stewart William→
director · ~67y · appointed 2004-01-13 · resigned 2004-03-01
Resigned
SMITH, John Angus→
director · ~63y · appointed 2006-03-01 · resigned 2012-11-02
Resigned
SMITH, John Angus→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-01-13 · resigned 2004-12-01
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-13 · resigned 2004-01-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
A registered charge1 property03/06/2021—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property22/02/200516/04/2011
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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-26