HOLLYWOOD TREASURES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC419611 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-16
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-20.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47799
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). 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 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £20,366

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£20k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£31k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
-£20k-£10k£252£11k£21k£31kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£25.2k£27.3k
Current assets£31.2k£31.2k
Net assets£-20.4k£-18.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-09
    GILLESPIE, Gregor resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-09-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2015-03-18
    GILLESPIE, Gregor resigned
    secretary
  18. 2013-03-01
    GILLESPIE, Gregor appointed
    director
  19. 2012-03-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HOLLYWOOD TREASURES LIMITED
  20. 2012-03-16
    PETERS, Colin Alexander appointed
    director
  21. 2012-03-16
    GILLESPIE, Gregor appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

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 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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 Colin Alexander Peters
Individual · British · DOB 08/1945 · age 81
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/03/2017

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
Incorporated2012-03-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47799 — SIC 47799

Registered office

Unit 4 Station Road Industrial Estate
Station Crescent
Renfrew
PA4 8RA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PETERS, Colin Alexander
director · ~81y · appointed 2012-03-16
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Active
GILLESPIE, Gregor
secretary · appointed 2012-03-16 · resigned 2015-03-18
Resigned
GILLESPIE, Gregor
director · ~36y · appointed 2013-03-01 · resigned 2026-04-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-03