CORCADAL PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

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SC311217 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-31
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£12.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 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 £12,425
Net assets shrinking
Down £22,699 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£12k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Assets
£78k
↓ 7.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£34k£51k£68k£85kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£12.4k£35.1k
Current assets£78.5k£85.2k
Net assets£12.4k£35.1k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-08-29
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  3. 2023-11-29
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  4. 2022-11-28
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  5. 2021-10-22
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  6. 2020-11-30
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  7. 2019-08-21
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  8. 2018-08-31
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  9. 2017-11-30
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  10. 2016-11-10
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  11. 2016-11-10
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2016-08-31
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    CIB SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2016-08-31
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    CIB STORNOWAY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2016-08-31
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  15. 2015-11-05
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  16. 2015-08-31
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  17. 2015-07-31
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  18. 2010-07-01
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    CIB STORNOWAY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2010-06-30
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    CIB SERVICES resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2006-10-31
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    Company incorporated
    As CORCADAL PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  21. 2006-10-31
    ➕
    MORRISON, Christine appointed
    director
  22. 2006-10-31
    ➕
    CIB SERVICES appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2006-10-31
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2006-10-31
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

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
Ms Christine Morrison
Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-10-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

63 Kenneth Street
Stornoway
Isle Of Lewis
HS1 2DS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CIB SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRISON, Christine→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CIB SERVICES→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-10-31 · resigned 2010-06-30
Resigned
CIB STORNOWAY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-07-01 · resigned 2016-08-31
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-10-31 · resigned 2006-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-15