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MEOW COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIOS LTD

🚨Distressedactive
SC403074 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-06
Investment thesis
Distressed but structurally messy — likely a value trap without major surgery.
Why interesting: Headline may look cheap; sector may be recovering.
Why risky: Critical deal-killers in ownership or security; closing cost and post-deal clean-up likely to dominate.
Why now
Window closing · high confidence
Becoming a value trap — thesis has degraded toward "distressed messy".
  • · Investment thesis: distressed_attractive → distressed_messy
  • · Deal-killer verdict: complicated → high-friction
  • · Hygiene score: 50 → 40
  • · PSC count: 1 → 0
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 6 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • ·Investment thesis: distressed_attractivedistressed_messy
  • Deal-killer verdict: complicatedhigh-friction
  • Hygiene score: 5040
  • PSC count: 10
Last 90 days

Picture worsened over the last 90 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • ·Investment thesis: distressed_attractivedistressed_messy
  • Deal-killer verdict: complicatedhigh-friction
  • Hygiene score: 5040
  • PSC count: 10
Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£-24.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

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
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
No officers data
0
Ownership & PSC
No PSC data returned
40
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
No filing history
0
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
70
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £24,390

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£24k
↓ 8.5% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£24k-£24k-£24k-£23k-£23k-£22kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£-9.3k£-7.3k
Net assets£-24.4k£-22.5k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Corporate timeline (1 events)Click to expand
  1. 2011-07-06
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    Company incorporated
    As MEOW COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIOS LTD

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

3rd Floor
86-92 Causewayside
Edinburgh
Lothian
EH9 1PY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06