LACUNAE FILMS LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC638740 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-13

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.

Why now

Window steady · medium confidence

Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.

· Filings: 14 → 15

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Filings: 14 → 15

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£2.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

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 71/100 (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: high (80/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

15 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,808

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£3k

Current Assets

£2k

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£2.8k	—
Current assets	£2.2k	—
Net assets	£2.8k	—

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand

2026-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
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accounts · AA
2024-06-24
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-08
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address · AD01
2019-08-13
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Company incorporated
As LACUNAE FILMS LTD
2019-08-13
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FIRTH, Samantha Joy appointed
director
2019-08-13
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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 7 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

clean

No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Samantha Joy Firth Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	13/08/2019

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

Incorporated2019-08-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

Rhemore

Drimnin

Oban

PA80 5XZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-26

Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

FIRTH, Samantha Joy→

director · ~52y · appointed 2019-08-13

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Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-05-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-05-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-29

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AAMD

2024-06-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-05-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-05-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-04-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-01-06

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2020-10-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-08-26

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2019-08-13