DIFFERENT VOICE LIMITED

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SC155778 · ltd · incorporated 1995-02-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-2.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 31.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,775
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,412 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 270% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£3k-£209£2k£5k£7k£10kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£5.2k£2.1k
Current assets£4.7k£10.1k
Net assets£-2.8k£1.6k

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
0
filings
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 (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-14
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  2. 2024-12-05
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  3. 2023-12-11
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  4. 2022-10-05
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  5. 2021-11-29
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  6. 2020-11-10
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  7. 2020-02-27
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  8. 2020-01-29
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  9. 2019-09-02
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  10. 2018-09-10
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  11. 2017-11-14
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  12. 2016-08-22
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  13. 2016-02-04
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  14. 2015-09-14
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  15. 2015-02-25
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  16. 2010-04-27
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    ROBERTSON, Marion Jacqueline appointed
    secretary
  17. 2010-04-26
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    BRUCE, Fiona Jacqueline resigned
    secretary
  18. 2003-07-31
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    BRUCE, Fiona Jacqueline appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-07-31
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    BRUCE, Marion Jacqueline resigned
    secretary
  20. 2003-07-31
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    BRUCE, Marion Jacqueline resigned
    director
  21. 1995-02-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 1995-02-03
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    Company incorporated
    As DIFFERENT VOICE LIMITED
  23. 1995-02-03
    ➕
    BRUCE, William appointed
    director
  24. 1995-02-03
    ➕
    BRUCE, Marion Jacqueline appointed
    secretary
  25. 1995-02-03
    ➕
    TRAINER, Diane appointed
    nominee-secretary
  26. 1995-02-03
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    TRAINER, Diane resigned
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1995-02-03
    ➕
    BRUCE, Marion Jacqueline appointed
    director
  28. 1995-02-03
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    nominee-director
  29. 1995-02-03
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    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 31 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 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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 William Bruce
Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-02-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

3 Acorn Court
Cellardyke
Anstruther
KY10 3FB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Marion Jacqueline→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRUCE, William→
director · ~66y · appointed 1995-02-03
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Active
BRUCE, Fiona Jacqueline→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-31 · resigned 2010-04-26
Resigned
BRUCE, Marion Jacqueline→
secretary · appointed 1995-02-03 · resigned 2003-07-31
Resigned
TRAINER, Diane→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-02-03 · resigned 1995-02-03
Resigned
BRUCE, Marion Jacqueline→
director · ~65y · appointed 1995-02-03 · resigned 2003-07-31
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 1995-02-03 · resigned 1995-02-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property23/02/1995—
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Recent filings (91 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
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accounts · AA
2025-11-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-15
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accounts · AA
2024-12-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-10
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2020-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-01-29