1554 MANAGEMENT LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC215477 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-06
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees2300

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-27
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  3. 2023-11-30
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  4. 2023-02-23
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  5. 2022-02-28
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  6. 2021-02-26
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-11-30
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  9. 2018-02-16
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  10. 2018-02-16
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  11. 2017-11-30
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  12. 2016-11-30
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  13. 2016-02-09
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  14. 2015-11-27
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  15. 2015-03-19
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  16. 2014-11-27
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2001-02-06
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    Company incorporated
    As 1554 MANAGEMENT LTD.
  18. 2001-02-06
    BAHL, Emma Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-02-06
    BAHL, Deepak appointed
    director
  20. 2001-02-06
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2001-02-06
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2001-02-06
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2001-02-06
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-20

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Deepak Bahl
Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Deepak Bahl
Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Emma Elizabeth Bahl
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2001-02-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

3 Sanda Street
Glasgow
G20 8PU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-20OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BAHL, Emma Elizabeth
secretary · appointed 2001-02-06
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Active
BAHL, Deepak
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-02-06
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-06 · resigned 2001-02-06
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-06 · resigned 2001-02-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-30