8TH INTERNATIONAL CELTIC FILM FESTIVAL (THE)

🌳Matureactive
SC100975 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1986-09-22
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£13.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,629
Net assets shrinking
Down £240 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£14k
↓ 1.7% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£13.6k£13.9k
Current assets£15.0k£15.0k
Net assets£13.6k£13.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-24
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    MURRAY, Margaret Mary appointed
    director
  3. 2024-09-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-09-24
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-26
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  6. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2017-09-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-09-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2001-03-28
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    ALEXANDER, Kenneth John Wilson, Sir resigned
    director
  18. 1999-02-11
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Calum Alexander, Dr resigned
    director
  19. 1996-12-13
    ➖
    MORRISON, Alexander Fraser resigned
    director
  20. 1994-09-22
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    COWAN, Robert, Sir resigned
    director
  21. 1994-03-28
    ➕
    MORRISON, Alexander Fraser appointed
    director
  22. 1991-09-30
    ➖
    TENNANT, Ian M resigned
    director
  23. 1990-10-16
    ➕
    FRASER, Neil Charles John appointed
    director
  24. 1990-10-16
    ➖
    CAMERON, Alexander resigned
    director
  25. 1990-10-16
    ➕
    TENNANT, Ian M appointed
    director
  26. 1986-09-22
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    Company incorporated
    As 8TH INTERNATIONAL CELTIC FILM FESTIVAL (THE)

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 36 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 36 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Neil Charles John Fraser
Individual · British · DOB 09/1938 · age 88
—75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1986-09-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

24-26 Lewis Street
Stornoway
Isle Of Lewis
HS1 2JF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

MACQUARRIE, Kenneth John→
secretary
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Active
FRASER, Neil Charles John→
director · ~88y · appointed 1990-10-16
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Active
MURRAY, Margaret Mary→
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALEXANDER, Kenneth John Wilson, Sir→
director · ~104y · resigned 2001-03-28
Resigned
CAMERON, Alexander→
director · resigned 1990-10-16
Resigned
COWAN, Robert, Sir→
director · ~94y · resigned 1994-09-22
Resigned
MACLEOD, Calum Alexander, Dr→
director · ~91y · resigned 1999-02-11
Resigned
MORRISON, Alexander Fraser→
director · ~78y · appointed 1994-03-28 · resigned 1996-12-13
Resigned
TENNANT, Ian M→
director · ~107y · appointed 1990-10-16 · resigned 1991-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (94 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-24