BLAZING GRIFFIN PICTURES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC329888 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-2.17M
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 59112Video production activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -86% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

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
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,165,769
Cash draining
Cash down 86% YoY
Cash YoY
-86%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 86% YoY
Net Worth
-£2.2m
↓ 56% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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-£2.2m-£1.7m-£1.3m-£851k-£413k£26kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Cash£3.5k£25.6k
Net assets£-2.17M£-1.39M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-10-01
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    MCLEOD, Colin appointed
    director
  4. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-10-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2020-04-14
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2020-04-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2020-03-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2020-03-27
    ➖
    EWEN, Catriona Anne resigned
    secretary
  16. 2019-12-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2019-12-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-11-30
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    VAN DER WATT, Francois Peter Andre resigned
    director
  19. 2019-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-07-01
    ➕
    EWEN, Catriona Anne appointed
    secretary
  22. 2015-02-02
    ➕
    VAN DER WATT, Francois Peter Andre appointed
    director
  23. 2011-06-10
    ➖
    ALAE-CAREW, Justin resigned
    director
  24. 2011-06-10
    ➖
    CLACHRIE, Ryan resigned
    director
  25. 2011-06-10
    ➖
    KENNEDY, Katharine resigned
    director
  26. 2010-04-01
    ➖
    GILLIES, Robert Reid resigned
    director
  27. 2010-04-01
    ➖
    MCHENRY, Ryan William resigned
    director
  28. 2010-03-17
    ➖
    WEINBERG, Robert Matthew resigned
    director
  29. 2009-07-30
    ➕
    KENNEDY, Katharine appointed
    director
  30. 2009-07-19
    ➕
    WEINBERG, Robert Matthew appointed
    director
  31. 2009-04-08
    ➕
    ALAE-CAREW, Justin appointed
    director
  32. 2009-04-08
    ➖
    KENNEDY, Katharine resigned
    director
  33. 2007-08-29
    ➕
    KENNEDY, Katharine appointed
    director
  34. 2007-08-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLAZING GRIFFIN PICTURES LIMITED
  35. 2007-08-28
    ➕
    ALAE-CAREW, Naysun Darren appointed
    director
  36. 2007-08-28
    ➕
    HAILSTONE, Charlotte Maria appointed
    secretary
  37. 2007-08-28
    ➖
    HAILSTONE, Charlotte Maria resigned
    secretary
  38. 2007-08-28
    ➕
    CLACHRIE, Ryan appointed
    director
  39. 2007-08-28
    ➕
    GILLIES, Robert Reid appointed
    director
  40. 2007-08-28
    ➕
    MCHENRY, Ryan William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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

Blazing Keep Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Blazing Keep Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BLAZING GRIFFIN PICTURES LIMITED
This company · SC329888

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
Blazing Keep Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2007-08-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

The Old School House
101 Portman Street
Glasgow
G41 1EJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

ALAE-CAREW, Naysun Darren→
director · ~40y · appointed 2007-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCLEOD, Colin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EWEN, Catriona Anne→
secretary · appointed 2017-07-01 · resigned 2020-03-27
Resigned
HAILSTONE, Charlotte Maria→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-28 · resigned 2007-08-28
Resigned
ALAE-CAREW, Justin→
director · ~38y · appointed 2009-04-08 · resigned 2011-06-10
Resigned
CLACHRIE, Ryan→
director · ~39y · appointed 2007-08-28 · resigned 2011-06-10
Resigned
GILLIES, Robert Reid→
director · ~41y · appointed 2007-08-28 · resigned 2010-04-01
Resigned
KENNEDY, Katharine→
director · ~39y · appointed 2009-07-30 · resigned 2011-06-10
Resigned
KENNEDY, Katharine→
director · ~39y · appointed 2007-08-29 · resigned 2009-04-08
Resigned
MCHENRY, Ryan William→
director · ~39y · appointed 2007-08-28 · resigned 2010-04-01
Resigned
VAN DER WATT, Francois Peter Andre→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-02-02 · resigned 2019-11-30
Resigned
WEINBERG, Robert Matthew→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-07-19 · resigned 2010-03-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-23