MARK FILM PROPS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC357385 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-27
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 59113Television programme production activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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, 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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£7k£14k£21k£28k£36kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£9.0k
Current assets—£35.6k
Net assets—£6.5k
Average employees3—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2021-08-01
    ➕
    VENN-MCNEIL, Claire Michele appointed
    director
  7. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-04
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    capital · SH01
  12. 2018-04-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-11-15
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-07
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2017-04-01
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    VENN-MCNEIL, Jordan John appointed
    director
  16. 2016-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2009-03-27
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    Company incorporated
    As MARK FILM PROPS LTD.
  19. 2009-03-27
    ➕
    VENN-MCNEIL, Claire Michele appointed
    secretary
  20. 2009-03-27
    ➕
    VENN-MCNEIL, Mark Ian appointed
    director
  21. 2009-03-27
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2009-03-27
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2009-03-27
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  24. 2009-03-27
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jordan John Venn-Mcneil
Individual · British · DOB 12/1998 · age 28
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/04/2017
Mrs Claire Michele Venn-Mcneil
Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54
——sig. influencesignificant influence27/03/2017
Mr Mark Ian Venn-Mcneil
Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
——sig. influencesignificant influence27/03/2017

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
Incorporated2009-03-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

Wee House
3 Braeroy Road
Roy Bridge
PH31 4AJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

VENN-MCNEIL, Claire Michele→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-27
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Active
VENN-MCNEIL, Claire Michele→
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-08-01
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Active
VENN-MCNEIL, Jordan John→
director · ~28y · appointed 2017-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VENN-MCNEIL, Mark Ian→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-03-27 · resigned 2009-03-27
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-03-27 · resigned 2009-03-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-20