BETTY MARTIN PRODUCTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC595256 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-24
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£22.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed leisure with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £22,314

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£26k
Net Worth
£22k
Current Assets
£38k
Current Liabilities
£0£8k£15k£23k£30k£38kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£27.2k
Current assets£37.7k
Cash£26.2k
Debtors£11.6k
Net assets£22.3k
Average employees200

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-05-20
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2025-05-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-05-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-05-14
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2025-05-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2025-01-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-26
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2023-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-04-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BETTY MARTIN PRODUCTIONS LTD
  17. 2018-04-24
    MCCOSH, Alison appointed
    secretary
  18. 2018-04-24
    MCCOSH, Alison appointed
    director
  19. 2018-04-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-17

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-05-14: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alison Mccosh
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/04/2018

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
Incorporated2018-04-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

24 Beresford Terrace
Ayr
KA7 2EG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-17OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCCOSH, Alison
secretary · appointed 2018-04-24
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Active
MCCOSH, Alison
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-04-24
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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-05-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-26