HGFILMFESTIVAL LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC654418 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2020-02-13
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£51
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
16 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £51
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£51
↑ 920% YoY
Current Assets
£162
↑ 54% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £51 | £5 |
| Current assets | £162 | £105 |
| Net assets | £51 | £5 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-01➕REID, Ian appointeddirector
- 2026-03-31➖HARRIMAN, Julia Ruth resigneddirector
- 2025-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-02-13🏢Company incorporatedAs HGFILMFESTIVAL LTD
- 2020-02-13➕HOUSTON, Eirene Margaret appointeddirector
- 2020-02-13➕HARRIMAN, Julia Ruth appointeddirector
- 2020-02-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Eirene Margaret Houston Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1951 · age 75 | — | 50–75% | board control50-75% voting · board control | 13/02/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2020-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education
Registered office
192 Wilton Street
Glasgow
G20 6BW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HOUSTON, Eirene Margaret→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2020-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIMAN, Julia Ruth→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-02-13 · resigned 2026-03-31
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-09-01