1314 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC139087 · ltd · incorporated 1992-06-29
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-03-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-04-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-02-28
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    BIRSE, James resigned
    secretary
  17. 2000-01-31
    ➖
    BIRSE, Fred resigned
    secretary
  18. 2000-01-31
    ➕
    BIRSE, James appointed
    secretary
  19. 1993-01-22
    ➖
    MURPHY, Richard resigned
    director
  20. 1992-06-29
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    Company incorporated
    As 1314 LIMITED
  21. 1992-06-29
    ➕
    BIRSE, Fred appointed
    director
  22. 1992-06-29
    ➕
    BIRSE, Fred appointed
    secretary
  23. 1992-06-29
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1992-06-29
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1992-06-29
    ➕
    MURPHY, Richard appointed
    director
  26. 1992-06-29
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1992-06-29
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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

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 Fred Birse
Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1992-06-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

12 Pankhurst Place
Glasgow
South Lanarkshire
G74 4BH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

BIRSE, Fred→
director · ~66y · appointed 1992-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIRSE, Fred→
secretary · appointed 1992-06-29 · resigned 2000-01-31
Resigned
BIRSE, James→
secretary · appointed 2000-01-31 · resigned 2010-02-28
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-06-29 · resigned 1992-06-29
Resigned
MURPHY, Richard→
director · ~59y · appointed 1992-06-29 · resigned 1993-01-22
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-06-29 · resigned 1992-06-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-11