SGIOBALTA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC563027 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-10
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-2.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 60200Television programming and broadcasting activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,169
Cash YoY
+13%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↑ 13% YoY
Net Worth
-£2k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
Current Liabilities
-£3k-£883£940£3k£5k£6kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-2.2k£-2.7k
Current assets£6.4k
Cash£5.9k£5.2k
Debtors£541
Net assets£-2.2k£-2.7k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-10
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    Company incorporated
    As SGIOBALTA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  12. 2017-04-10
    MACAULAY, Claire Margaret appointed
    secretary
  13. 2017-04-10
    MACAULAY, Malcolm Angus appointed
    director
  14. 2017-04-10
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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 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Malcolm Angus Macaulay
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting10/04/2017

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
Incorporated2017-04-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

Unit 5 Gateway Business Park
Beancross Road
Grangemouth
FK3 8WX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MACAULAY, Claire Margaret
secretary · appointed 2017-04-10
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Active
MACAULAY, Malcolm Angus
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-04-10
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Active

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-22