BRAW FILMS LTD

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SC515941 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-18
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£31.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: medium (69/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £31,042

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£31k
↑ 139% YoY
Current Assets
£75k
↑ 92% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£15k£30k£45k£60k£75kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-302023-12-30
Total assets£31.6k£13.5k
Current assets£74.9k£38.9k
Net assets£31.0k£13.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2021-12-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2021-12-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-09-18
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    Company incorporated
    As BRAW FILMS LTD
  14. 2015-09-18
    MCGEE, Lindsay appointed
    director
  15. 2015-09-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-09-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

133 Wester Drylaw Place
Edinburgh
EH4 2TQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCGEE, Lindsay
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-09-18
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-06-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-30