CATRIONA FILMS LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
SC821414 · ltd · incorporated 2024-09-02
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
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 59113Television programme production activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-17
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-10-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-10-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-10-16
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-08-31
    GROUNDSELL, Sorcha Mary appointed
    director
  7. 2025-08-31
    MACINNES, Sinead Margaret Smillie appointed
    director
  8. 2024-09-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CATRIONA FILMS LIMITED
  9. 2024-09-02
    WILLIAMS, Ruth Jennifer appointed
    secretary
  10. 2024-09-02
    GRIFFIN, Annie Elizabeth appointed
    director
  11. 2024-09-02
    WILLIAMS, Ruth Jennifer appointed
    director
  12. 2024-09-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-10-17: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Annie Elizabeth Griffin
Individual · American · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/09/2024
Ms Ruth Jennifer Williams
Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/09/2024

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
Incorporated2024-09-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

1 Summerhall
Edinburgh
EH9 1PL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-02
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Ruth Jennifer
secretary · appointed 2024-09-02
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Active
GRIFFIN, Annie Elizabeth
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-09-02
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Active
GROUNDSELL, Sorcha Mary
director · ~28y · appointed 2025-08-31
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Active
MACINNES, Sinead Margaret Smillie
director · ~36y · appointed 2025-08-31
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Active
WILLIAMS, Ruth Jennifer
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-09-02
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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-09-02