WILD CHILD VENTURES (TG) LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC699935 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-26
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 May 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-06-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-02-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-02-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-02-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-02-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-02-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-09-06
    ADAMS, William David resigned
    director
  12. 2024-09-06
    HENRY, Ronald resigned
    director
  13. 2024-09-06
    LOWE, Rory James Matisse resigned
    director
  14. 2024-09-06
    MCKIERNAN, Michael resigned
    director
  15. 2024-09-06
    ROCHESTER, Sueann resigned
    director
  16. 2024-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-01-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-05-26
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    Company incorporated
    As WILD CHILD VENTURES (TG) LTD
  20. 2021-05-26
    ANDERSON, Kenneth Graeme Mckenzie appointed
    director
  21. 2021-05-26
    ADAMS, William David appointed
    director
  22. 2021-05-26
    HENRY, Ronald appointed
    director
  23. 2021-05-26
    LOWE, Rory James Matisse appointed
    director
  24. 2021-05-26
    MCKIERNAN, Michael appointed
    director
  25. 2021-05-26
    ROCHESTER, Sueann appointed
    director
  26. 2021-05-26
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kenneth Graeme Mckenzie Anderson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting26/05/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Wild Child Animation Limitedceased 04/04/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-05-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

29 Howard Place
Edinburgh
EH3 5JY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

ANDERSON, Kenneth Graeme Mckenzie
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-05-26
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Active
ADAMS, William David
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-05-26 · resigned 2024-09-06
Resigned
HENRY, Ronald
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-05-26 · resigned 2024-09-06
Resigned
LOWE, Rory James Matisse
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-05-26 · resigned 2024-09-06
Resigned
MCKIERNAN, Michael
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-05-26 · resigned 2024-09-06
Resigned
ROCHESTER, Sueann
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-05-26 · resigned 2024-09-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25