SOLO FILMS PRODUCTION LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC383546 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-11
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£118.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (78/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
47 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £118,506
Cash YoY
+35%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£131k
↑ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£119k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£174k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £127.9k | £102.3k |
| Current assets | £173.7k | £154.6k |
| Cash | £130.9k | £96.9k |
| Debtors | £42.8k | £57.7k |
| Net assets | £118.5k | £100.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-06-15➖YOUNG, Gillian Jane resigneddirector
- 2010-08-11🏢Company incorporatedAs SOLO FILMS PRODUCTION LIMITED
- 2010-08-11➕FEE, Paul Ward Irwin appointedsecretary
- 2010-08-11➕FEE, Paul Ward Irwin appointeddirector
- 2010-08-11➕YOUNG, Gillian Jane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Ward Irwin Fee Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-08-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities
Registered office
60 Tradeston Street Tradeston Street
Glasgow
G5 8BH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
FEE, Paul Ward Irwin→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-08-11
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FEE, Paul Ward Irwin→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-08-11
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YOUNG, Gillian Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2010-08-11 · resigned 2011-06-15
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Recent filings (47 total)
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2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-08