MELVILLE JAMESON PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC311355 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-02

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Motion picture production activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 82). 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 (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-11-03
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2025-07-25
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2024-07-29
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2023-05-11
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2022-07-21
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2021-07-30
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2020-08-27
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2019-07-23
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2018-08-06
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accounts · AA
2017-11-08
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officers · TM02
2017-11-01
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CHIENE AND TAIT resigned
corporate-secretary
2017-06-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-11-02
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annual-return · AR01
2015-08-07
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accounts · AA
2014-11-28
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annual-return · AR01
2010-02-23
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CHIENE AND TAIT appointed
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2010-02-23
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TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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2006-12-12
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JAMESON, Melville Stewart, Brigadier appointed
director
2006-12-12
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REYNARD NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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2006-12-12
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TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2006-11-02
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Company incorporated
As MELVILLE JAMESON PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
2006-11-02
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TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-11-02
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REYNARD NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2006-11-02
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TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "JAMESON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Brigadier Melville Stewart Jameson Individual · British · DOB 07/1944 · age 82	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	02/11/2016

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

Incorporated2006-11-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

Easter Logie

Blairgowrie

Perthshire

PH10 6SL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-16

Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

JAMESON, Melville Stewart, Brigadier→

director · ~82y · appointed 2006-12-12

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Active

CHIENE AND TAIT→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-02-23 · resigned 2017-11-01

Resigned

TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-02 · resigned 2010-02-23

Resigned

REYNARD NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-02 · resigned 2006-12-12

Resigned

TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-02 · resigned 2006-12-12

Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-03

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-11-03