ANDREW SAGE ART & ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC279389 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-04
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32409
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
  • 62012Business and domestic software development
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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, 4 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 (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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

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. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-09-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-09-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-09-10
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    SAGE, Alison Mary resigned
    secretary
  17. 2005-02-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW SAGE ART & ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
  18. 2005-02-04
    ➕
    SAGE, Andrew Douglas appointed
    director
  19. 2005-02-04
    ➕
    SAGE, Alison Mary appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-02-04
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2005-02-04
    ➖
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-02-04
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    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2005-02-04
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SAGE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 Andrew Douglas Sage
Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-02-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32409 — SIC 32409

Registered office

28 Crookfold Place
Bridge Of Don
Aberdeen
AB23 8PQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SAGE, Andrew Douglas→
director · ~53y · appointed 2005-02-04
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Active
SAGE, Alison Mary→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-04 · resigned 2014-09-10
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-04 · resigned 2005-02-04
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-02-04 · resigned 2005-02-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-02