EVENTS (AUDIO VISUAL) LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC276631 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-29
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£45.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 1 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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 3 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
76 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £45,152

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£45k
↑ 166% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£18k£27k£36k£45kNov 2023Nov 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£55.4k£17.4k
Current assets£36.3k£40.4k
Net assets£45.2k£17.0k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-08
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2024-09-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-07
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2021-04-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2020-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-12-31
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-11-30
    ➖
    MORTGAGES@ALBASAS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2006-11-30
    ➕
    MCLELLAND, Campbell appointed
    director
  18. 2006-11-30
    ➖
    BENSON, Laura resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-11-30
    ➕
    MORTGAGES@ALBASAS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2006-11-30
    ➖
    BENSON, Gordon resigned
    director
  21. 2006-11-30
    ➕
    MORTGAGES@ALBASAS appointed
    corporate-director
  22. 2006-11-30
    ➖
    MORTGAGES@ALBASAS resigned
    corporate-director
  23. 2005-05-26
    ➕
    BENSON, Laura appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-05-26
    ➖
    CODDAN SECRETARY SERVICE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2005-05-26
    ➕
    MORTGAGES@ALBASAS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2005-05-26
    ➖
    MORTGAGES@ALBASAS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2005-05-26
    ➕
    BENSON, Gordon appointed
    director
  28. 2005-05-26
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Robert appointed
    director
  29. 2005-05-26
    ➖
    MITCHELL, Robert resigned
    director
  30. 2005-05-26
    ➖
    CODDAN MANAGERS SERVICE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  31. 2004-11-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EVENTS (AUDIO VISUAL) LTD
  32. 2004-11-29
    ➕
    CODDAN SECRETARY SERVICE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2004-11-29
    ➕
    CODDAN MANAGERS SERVICE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 Campbell Mclelland
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

Similar companies

Active · Leisure & entertainment · G postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
DRUMCHAPEL ARTS WORKSHOP→
SC345346 · est 2008 · no financials extracted
————17y——
DUNLOP MILLENNIUM WOODLAND NATURE PARK→
SC197819 · est 1999 · no financials extracted
————26y——
EAST KILBRIDE THISTLE JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED→
SC440525 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
————13y——
EAST RENFREWSHIRE CULTURE & LEISURE LIMITED→
SC486489 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————11y——
EASTERHOUSE PHOENIX DEVELOPMENT LIMITED→
SC375467 · est 2010 · no financials extracted
————16y——
ELLIS O'CONNOR ARTIST LIMITED→
SC769991 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ENCAP EVENTS LIMITED→
SC388999 · est 2010 · no financials extracted
————15y——
ERFJ MUSIC LTD→
SC832224 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ESCAPE TO INDIA LTD.→
SC338466 · est 2008 · no financials extracted
————18y——
EUNOIA PILATES LTD→
SC865650 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
EVENT MUSIC SCOTLAND LTD→
SC815533 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
EXECUTIVE EVENTS SCOTLAND LIMITED→
SC498213 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————11y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-11-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

C Mclelland
7 Birniehill Court
Clydebank
Dunbartonshire
G81 6LN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

MCLELLAND, Campbell→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENSON, Laura→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-26 · resigned 2006-11-30
Resigned
CODDAN SECRETARY SERVICE LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-11-29 · resigned 2005-05-26
Resigned
MORTGAGES@ALBASAS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-11-30 · resigned 2007-11-30
Resigned
MORTGAGES@ALBASAS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-05-26 · resigned 2005-05-26
Resigned
BENSON, Gordon→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-05-26 · resigned 2006-11-30
Resigned
MITCHELL, Robert→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-05-26 · resigned 2005-05-26
Resigned
CODDAN MANAGERS SERVICE LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-11-29 · resigned 2005-05-26
Resigned
MORTGAGES@ALBASAS→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-11-30 · resigned 2006-11-30
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-04-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-30