THISTLE AND THE TEACAKE PRODUCTIONS LTD

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SC476773 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-02
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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: 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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  2. 2024-12-31
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  3. 2023-12-31
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  4. 2022-12-28
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  5. 2021-12-30
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  6. 2021-03-30
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  7. 2020-03-17
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  8. 2019-03-25
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  9. 2019-02-26
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  10. 2018-02-28
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  11. 2017-02-27
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  12. 2016-07-04
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  13. 2016-05-20
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  14. 2016-03-17
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  15. 2015-05-28
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  16. 2014-05-02
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    Company incorporated
    As THISTLE AND THE TEACAKE PRODUCTIONS LTD
  17. 2014-05-02
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    SCOTT, Iain Macfarlane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. 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 12 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
Mr Iain Macfarlane Scott
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2014-05-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

Studio 51, Embroidery Mill Abbey Mill Business Centre
Seedhill
Paisley
PA1 1TJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-23
Last: 2025-05-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SCOTT, Iain Macfarlane→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-05-02
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Recent filings (26 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-13
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accounts · AA
2020-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-03-25