SCOTTWOOD FILMS LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
SC817776 · ltd · incorporated 2024-07-29
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 59120Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities
  • 78101Motion picture, television and other theatrical casting activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (40/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-02-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-02-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-02-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-07-29
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    Company incorporated
    As SCOTTWOOD FILMS LIMITED
  6. 2024-07-29
    ZAFAR, Adil appointed
    director
  7. 2024-07-29
    ZAFAR, Adil appointed
    director
  8. 2024-07-29
    ZAFAR, Adil resigned
    director
  9. 2024-07-29
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 1.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-29

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adil Zafar
Individual · British · DOB 07/1987 · age 39
board controlboard control · trust interest · firm interest29/07/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Adil Zafarceased 29/07/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2024-07-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

Brown Egg Farm Houston Road
Inchinnan
Renfrew
PA4 9LS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-29OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ZAFAR, Adil
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-07-29
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Active
ZAFAR, Adil
director · ~35y · appointed 2024-07-29 · resigned 2024-07-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (6 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-07-29