TIMOROUS BEASTIE PRODUCTIONS LTD

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SC732477 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-16
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 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
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 (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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-09-09
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-08-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-05-03
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-04-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-02-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TIMOROUS BEASTIE PRODUCTIONS LTD
  10. 2022-05-16
    QUINN, Vic appointed
    director
  11. 2022-05-16
    📄
    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 62 — 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 62. 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Vic Quinn
Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/05/2022

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
Incorporated2022-05-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

C/O West One Business Solutions Brook House, 86 Brook Street
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
Tayside
DD5 1DQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

QUINN, Vic
director · ~62y · appointed 2022-05-16
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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-21
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-09-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-05-16