DIRECTORS CUT FILMS NORTH LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC360565 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-02
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
39 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-06➕ELLIOTT, Andrew Victor appointeddirector
- 2025-06-06➕NICHOLSON, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2025-06-06➖DIRECTORS CUT FILMS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2025-06-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-06-02🏢Company incorporatedAs DIRECTORS CUT FILMS NORTH LIMITED
- 2009-06-02➕MANNING, Mark Alexander appointeddirector
- 2009-06-02➕DIRECTORS CUT FILMS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Andrew Victor Elliott Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 08/04/2017 |
Mr Mark Alexander Manning Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 08/04/2017 |
Mr Andrew Nicholson Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 08/04/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Frederick Robert Hartceased 13/06/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-06-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Merrylaws
Main Street
Birgham
Berwickshire
TD12 4NE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12
Last: 2025-05-29
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
ELLIOTT, Andrew Victor→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-06-06
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MANNING, Mark Alexander→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2009-06-02
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NICHOLSON, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-06-06
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DIRECTORS CUT FILMS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2009-06-02 · resigned 2025-06-06
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-30