BESITE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC223975 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-05
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 9211
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (46/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 (37 events)Click to expand
- 2010-05-14📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2010-05-14🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-01-22📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2009-11-03📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2009-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-05-19📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-03-13📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-03-05📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-11-26➕AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-11-26➖ANDERSON STRATHERN WS resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-11-22📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2006-11-02📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-11-02📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2006-07-12➖SKELLY, Richard Michael resigneddirector
- 2006-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2006-01-18📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2006-01-18📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2005-10-20📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2005-10-19📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2005-10-19📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2005-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2005-01-14✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2004-10-20📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2004-10-20📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2004-10-20📄legacyannual-return · 363(287)
- 2004-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2003-11-10📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2002-11-29📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2001-11-20➕MONTGOMERY, Neil Munro appointeddirector
- 2001-11-20➖BROWN, Simon Thomas David resigneddirector
- 2001-11-20➖KERR, John Neilson resigneddirector
- 2001-11-20➕SKELLY, Richard Michael appointeddirector
- 2001-10-05🏢Company incorporatedAs BESITE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
- 2001-10-05➕ANDERSON STRATHERN WS appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-10-05➕BROWN, Simon Thomas David appointeddirector
- 2001-10-05➕KERR, John Neilson appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-05-14
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-10-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC9211 — SIC 9211
Registered office
1 Rutland Court
Edinburgh
EH3 8EY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2007-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)
AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MONTGOMERY, Neil Munro→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2001-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDERSON STRATHERN WS→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-05 · resigned 2007-11-26
BROWN, Simon Thomas David→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2001-10-05 · resigned 2001-11-20
KERR, John Neilson→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2001-10-05 · resigned 2001-11-20
SKELLY, Richard Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2001-11-20 · resigned 2006-07-12
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Recent filings (31 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2010-05-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2010-01-22
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2009-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-06-25
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-05-19
legacy
officers · 288b
2008-03-13
legacy
officers · 288a
2008-03-05
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2007-09-04
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2006-11-02
legacy
officers · 288b
2006-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2006-07-06
legacy
officers · 288c
2006-01-18
legacy
officers · 288c
2006-01-18
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2005-10-20