CINEMA SNACKS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC386565 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-06
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£166.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 64991Security dealing on own account
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 3 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £166,659
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£167k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£94k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £185.8k | £188.2k |
| Current assets | £94.2k | £84.8k |
| Net assets | £166.7k | £165.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-04-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-01➕STEPHEN, Donna appointeddirector
- 2010-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs CINEMA SNACKS LTD
- 2010-10-06➕STEPHEN, Frank John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Frank John Stephen Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1979 · age 47 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Donna Stephen Individual · British · DOB 08/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-10-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
Unit 13 Queensway Industrial Estate
Flemington Road
Glenrothes
KY7 5QF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
STEPHEN, Donna→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2016-08-01
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STEPHEN, Frank John→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2010-10-06
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Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-30