GADABOUT FILMS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC556144 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-31
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£23.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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 (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £23,858
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,590 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£24k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↓ 68% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£23k£35k£46k£58kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£23.9k£37.4k
Current assets£18.8k£57.9k
Net assets£23.9k£37.4k

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

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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2020-08-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-07-31
    ➕
    THORNTON, Karen appointed
    director
  10. 2020-07-31
    ➖
    STRACHAN, David George resigned
    director
  11. 2020-03-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2020-03-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-10-11
    ➕
    SAWYER, Will appointed
    director
  17. 2018-10-11
    ➖
    SAWYER, Will resigned
    director
  18. 2018-10-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-01-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2017-10-12
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  21. 2017-09-28
    ➕
    STRACHAN, David George appointed
    director
  22. 2017-01-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GADABOUT FILMS LIMITED
  23. 2017-01-31
    ➕
    TERN TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2017-01-31
    ➕
    BELL, Douglas Harry Alexander appointed
    director
  25. 2017-01-31
    ➕
    MURTON, Paul Trevor appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Tern Television Productions Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
🏛️
Shed97 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
⬇
GADABOUT FILMS LIMITED
This company · SC556144

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Tern Television Productions Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting31/01/2017
Shed97 Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/01/2017

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
Incorporated2017-01-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

4th Floor 65 West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 2AF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

TERN TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELL, Douglas Harry Alexander→
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURTON, Paul Trevor→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THORNTON, Karen→
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAWYER, Will→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-10-11 · resigned 2018-10-11
Resigned
STRACHAN, David George→
director · ~74y · appointed 2017-09-28 · resigned 2020-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-08-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-03-19