DEBASERS FILUMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC424324 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-17
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-2.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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, 3 with DOB)
90
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
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,751

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£3k
↑ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 613% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£5k-£3k-£649£2k£4k£6kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£2.5k£3.3k
Current assets£5.9k£822
Net assets£-2.8k£-5.0k

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

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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-06-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-04-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-04-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-02-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-11-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2017-02-02
    ➖
    BEVAN, Sian resigned
    director
  20. 2015-01-01
    ➖
    HALL, Cameron John resigned
    director
  21. 2012-05-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DEBASERS FILUMS LIMITED
  22. 2012-05-17
    ➕
    BUSTOS SIERRA, Felipe Rodrigo appointed
    director
  23. 2012-05-17
    ➕
    BEVAN, Sian appointed
    director
  24. 2012-05-17
    ➕
    HALL, Cameron John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Felipe Bustos Sierra
Individual · Belgian,Chilean · DOB 03/1977 · age 49
——sig. influencesignificant influence17/05/2016

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
Incorporated2012-05-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

33 Eliots Park
Peebles
EH45 8HB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BUSTOS SIERRA, Felipe Rodrigo→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-05-17
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Active
BEVAN, Sian→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-05-17 · resigned 2017-02-02
Resigned
HALL, Cameron John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-05-17 · resigned 2015-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-31