TILT FILMS LIMITED

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SC408866 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-06
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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  2. 2024-07-03
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  3. 2023-10-19
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  4. 2023-10-19
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  5. 2023-10-18
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  6. 2023-07-21
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  7. 2023-07-21
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  8. 2022-09-09
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  9. 2021-10-29
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  10. 2021-07-30
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    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-10-29
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  12. 2019-07-30
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  13. 2018-10-18
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  14. 2018-10-18
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  15. 2018-10-18
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  16. 2018-10-17
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  17. 2018-10-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-06-19
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    JACKSON, Amy Claire resigned
    director
  19. 2012-09-06
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    NEAVE, Sophie Emerald appointed
    director
  20. 2011-10-06
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    Company incorporated
    As TILT FILMS LIMITED
  21. 2011-10-06
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    JACKSON, Amy Claire appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Sophie Emerald Neave
Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Amy Claire Jacksonceased 19/06/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2011-10-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

International House
38 Thistle Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1EN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

NEAVE, Sophie Emerald→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-09-06
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Active
JACKSON, Amy Claire→
director · ~45y · appointed 2011-10-06 · resigned 2018-06-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-07-30