BIG AL EVENTS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC555627 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£197
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £197
Net assets shrinking
Down £313 YoY
Cash YoY
-25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£50k
↓ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£197
↓ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£82k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£19k£37k£56k£74k£93kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£26.5k£32.7k
Current assets£81.5k£92.6k
Cash£50.3k£67.0k
Debtors£31.2k£25.5k
Net assets£197£510

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

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2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-08-31
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-04-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2020-04-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-04-15
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-04-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-04-15
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-04-15
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-04-14
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    SUTHERLAND, Alan appointed
    director
  17. 2020-04-14
    ➕
    SUTHERLAND, Kirsty appointed
    director
  18. 2020-04-14
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    SUTHERLAND, Emma resigned
    director
  19. 2020-02-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2020-02-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2019-12-20
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    HUNTER, Gordon Alexander resigned
    director
  22. 2019-10-30
    ➕
    SUTHERLAND, Emma appointed
    director
  23. 2017-01-25
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    Company incorporated
    As BIG AL EVENTS LTD
  24. 2017-01-25
    ➕
    HUNTER, Gordon Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Kirsty Sutherland
Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/04/2020
Mr Alan Sutherland
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/04/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Miss Emma Sutherlandceased 14/04/2020· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Gordon Alexander Hunterceased 24/01/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest

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
Incorporated2017-01-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Av Accounting, Suite 14 Ellismuir House
Ellismuir Way
Tannochside
G71 5PW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SUTHERLAND, Alan→
director · ~69y · appointed 2020-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTHERLAND, Kirsty→
director · ~51y · appointed 2020-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUNTER, Gordon Alexander→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-01-25 · resigned 2019-12-20
Resigned
SUTHERLAND, Emma→
director · ~27y · appointed 2019-10-30 · resigned 2020-04-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-31