ST CONAN PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

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SC303045 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-26
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£427
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £427

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15k
Net Worth
£427
Current Assets
£33k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-30
Total assets£427
Current assets£33.3k
Cash£14.6k
Debtors£18.7k
Net assets£427

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
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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-04
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  2. 2025-01-22
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  3. 2024-01-17
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  4. 2023-01-21
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  5. 2022-01-26
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  6. 2021-01-30
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  7. 2020-02-26
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  8. 2019-01-22
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  9. 2018-01-23
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  10. 2017-01-26
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  11. 2016-06-06
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  12. 2016-01-21
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  13. 2015-06-24
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  14. 2015-01-20
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  15. 2014-06-05
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  16. 2014-06-05
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  17. 2006-05-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ST CONAN PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  18. 2006-05-26
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    MCCARDIE, Julie appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-05-26
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    MCCARDIE, Edward Joseph appointed
    director
  20. 2006-05-26
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2006-05-26
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-05-26
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2006-05-26
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — 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 59. 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 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Julie Anne Mccardie
Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1976 · age 50
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Edward Joseph Mccardie
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-05-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Glebe House Houston Road
Houston
Johnstone
Renfrewshire
PA6 7AP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09
Last: 2025-05-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MCCARDIE, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCARDIE, Edward Joseph→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-05-26 · resigned 2006-05-26
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-05-26 · resigned 2006-05-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

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2025-08-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
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accounts · AA01
2025-01-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
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accounts · AA
2024-01-17
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2023-06-07
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2023-01-21
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2022-06-23
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accounts · AA
2022-01-26
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2021-06-08
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accounts · AA
2021-01-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-22