UNTAMED PICTURES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC707237 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-20
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-865.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.5y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.5 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £865,028
Cash YoY
-5%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↓ 4.7% YoY
Net Worth
-£865k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 3.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£866k-£691k-£516k-£341k-£166k£9kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£-865.0k£-865.8k
Current assets£8.6k£8.9k
Cash£6.0k£6.3k
Debtors£2.5k£2.5k
Net assets£-865.0k£-865.8k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-11-14
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2021-11-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Elevation Properties Limited
  10. 2021-08-20
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    Company incorporated
    As UNTAMED PICTURES LTD
  11. 2021-08-20
    MURDOCH, David Alexander appointed
    director
  12. 2021-08-20
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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.)

Group structure

Sinner Films Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Sinner Films Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
UNTAMED PICTURES LTD
This company · SC707237

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sinner Films Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/08/2021

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
Incorporated2021-08-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

Garturk Park
Locks Street
Coatbridge
ML5 3RT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MURDOCH, David Alexander
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-08-20
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Elevation Properties
Elevation Properties Limited
A registered charge02/11/2021
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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-11-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-20