BOY 313 LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC654960 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-64.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
14 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £64,025

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£64k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↑ 354% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£64k-£49k-£34k-£19k-£4k£11kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-64.0k£-51.8k
Current assets£10.6k£2.3k
Net assets£-64.0k£-51.8k

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

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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 (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-04-01
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2021-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-31
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2020-02-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BOY 313 LTD
  9. 2020-02-18
    COSGROVE, Stuart appointed
    director
  10. 2020-02-18
    MCGUIGAN, Paul appointed
    director
  11. 2020-02-18
    MURRAY, Paul appointed
    director
  12. 2020-02-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Cosgrove
Individual · British · DOB 11/1952 · age 74
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control18/02/2020
Mr Paul Murray
Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control18/02/2020
Mr Paul Mcguigan
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control18/02/2020

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
Incorporated2020-02-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59120 — Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities

Registered office

9 Clayton Terrace
Craigpark
Glasgow
G31 2JA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

COSGROVE, Stuart
director · ~74y · appointed 2020-02-18
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Active
MCGUIGAN, Paul
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-02-18
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Active
MURRAY, Paul
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-02-18
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Active

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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-03-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-02-18