BANDICOOT SCOTLAND LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC611127 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-17
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 7.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£14.82M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (88/100).
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Refinance opportunity
10 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £2,044,004
Turnover YoY
-4%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14.82M | £15.43M |
| Gross profit | £4.16M | £4.65M |
| Operating profit | £2.13M | £2.52M |
| Profit before tax | £2.04M | £2.50M |
| Average employees | 2600 | 3200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
5 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-21🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-28➕ATTAWIA, Joseph Jonathon appointeddirector
- 2025-03-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-14➖BESSELL, Laura Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-05🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Natixis Coficiné Sa and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Assigns
- 2024-05-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-02🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2024-05-02🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2024-05-02🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2024-05-02🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2024-05-02🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2024-05-02🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-05-02🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-03🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2023-01-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-01-12🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2022-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-08-23🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2022-05-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-05🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2021-12-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-12-10🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2021-03-24🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2020-07-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2019-07-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2019-03-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2018-10-17🏢Company incorporatedAs BANDICOOT SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 2018-10-17➕BURSTALL, James Christopher St Etienne appointeddirector
- 2018-10-17➕MCLEAN, Derek Alexander Thomas appointeddirector
- 2018-10-17➕NETTLETON, Daniel John appointeddirector
- 2018-10-17➕BESSELL, Laura Elizabeth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Bandicoot Productions Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Bandicoot Productions Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BANDICOOT SCOTLAND LIMITED
This company · SC611127
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bandicoot Productions Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/10/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-10-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities
Registered office
Suite 7, 2nd Floor, The Schoolhouse
101 Portman Street
Glasgow
G41 1EJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
ATTAWIA, Joseph Jonathon→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2025-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURSTALL, James Christopher St Etienne→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCLEAN, Derek Alexander Thomas→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NETTLETON, Daniel John→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2018-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BESSELL, Laura Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2018-10-17 · resigned 2025-03-14
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
10
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Natixis Coficiné Sa and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Assigns | A registered charge | — | 05/06/2024 | 21/04/2026 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 03/10/2023 | 02/05/2024 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 12/01/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/08/2022 | 02/05/2024 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 05/05/2022 | 02/05/2024 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/12/2021 | 02/05/2024 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/03/2021 | 02/05/2024 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 27/07/2020 | 02/05/2024 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/07/2019 | 02/05/2024 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 04/03/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (38 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-02