DORIC PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
SC852842 · ltd · incorporated 2025-06-19
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 60200Television programming and broadcasting activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
85
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-07-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-16➕THOMSON, Wray Andrew appointeddirector
- 2025-06-19🏢Company incorporatedAs DORIC PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
- 2025-06-19➕THORNTONS LAW LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-06-19➕INNES, Brian appointeddirector
- 2025-06-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Innes Individual · British · DOB 11/1945 · age 81 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/06/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-06-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities
Registered office
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St. Andrews
KY16 9DR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: —
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
THORNTONS LAW LLP→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2025-06-19
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INNES, Brian→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2025-06-19
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THOMSON, Wray Andrew→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-07-16
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Recent filings (4 total)
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-22
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-06-19