SHOCK CITY PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC483075 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£-7.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
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
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,459
Cash YoY
-8%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6k
↓ 8.3% YoY
Net Worth
-£7k
↓ 145% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 8.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-7.5k | £-3.0k |
| Current assets | £6.4k | £7.0k |
| Cash | £6.4k | £7.0k |
| Net assets | £-7.5k | £-3.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-10-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-01➕MCFARLANE, Nelson appointeddirector
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-01➖ROBERTSON, Gordon resigneddirector
- 2022-06-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-11➖LOGUE, Paul resigneddirector
- 2019-09-11➕ROBERTSON, Gordon appointeddirector
- 2019-09-11➖ROBERTSON, Helen Sarah resigneddirector
- 2019-09-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-09-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-09-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-12➕LOGUE, Paul appointeddirector
- 2014-10-25➖DOUGLAS, Alan resigneddirector
- 2014-07-28🏢Company incorporatedAs SHOCK CITY PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
- 2014-07-28➕MCLEAN, Peter appointeddirector
- 2014-07-28➕DOUGLAS, Alan appointeddirector
- 2014-07-28➕ROBERTSON, Helen Sarah appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter Mclean Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence | 28/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| LIVE ARGYLL→ SC569568 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-07-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts
Registered office
Flat 1/1 6 West Street
Paisley
PA1 2UJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
MCFARLANE, Nelson→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2023-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCLEAN, Peter→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-07-28
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DOUGLAS, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2014-07-28 · resigned 2014-10-25
LOGUE, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2017-07-12 · resigned 2019-09-11
ROBERTSON, Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-09-11 · resigned 2022-06-01
ROBERTSON, Helen Sarah→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-07-28 · resigned 2019-09-11
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-07-08