THE ISLAND SPV LTD
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 62/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 2.1y
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Newest facility, 2.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.79M |
| Current assets | £2.96M |
| Cash | £4.4k |
| Debtors | £2.96M |
| Net assets | £2 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 4 mortgage
- • 4 mortgage
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-partmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-24🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2026-02-24🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2026-02-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-08-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-06-26📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2024-06-26📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2024-06-26📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2024-06-26📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2024-06-26📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2024-06-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-19🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Coutts & Co
- 2024-06-19🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Coutts & Co
- 2024-06-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-07🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Creative Scotland
- 2024-06-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Creative Scotland
- 2024-04-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Coutts & Company
- 2023-10-31🏢Company incorporatedAs THE ISLAND SPV LTD
- 2023-10-31➕PAGE CROFT, Arabella appointeddirector
- 2023-10-31➕PARKER, Kieran Francis Cyprian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
The Black Camel Picture Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Black Camel Picture Company Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 20/02/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Kieran Francis Cyprian Parkerceased 20/02/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Ms Arabella Page Croftceased 20/02/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Co | A registered charge | — | 19/06/2024 | 24/02/2026 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Co | A registered charge | — | 19/06/2024 | 24/02/2026 | |
| outstanding | Creative Scotland | A registered charge | — | 07/06/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Creative Scotland | A registered charge | — | 07/06/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Company | A registered charge | — | 25/04/2024 | 24/02/2026 |