EL STUDIO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC345862 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-17

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 material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£8.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Business and domestic software development

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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: 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

45 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £8,301

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£8k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£436

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£167	£191
Current assets	£436	—
Net assets	£8.3k	£8.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-04-24
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2025-04-30
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2024-04-22
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2023-04-21
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2022-04-21
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accounts · AA
2021-04-16
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accounts · AA
2020-04-28
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accounts · AA
2019-03-13
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accounts · AA
2017-11-07
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accounts · AA
2016-09-14
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accounts · AA
2015-09-03
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accounts · AA
2015-07-24
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annual-return · AR01
2014-12-05
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accounts · AA
2014-07-25
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annual-return · AR01
2009-12-22
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MCNEIL, William Murdoch resigned
director
2008-07-17
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Company incorporated
As EL STUDIO LIMITED
2008-07-17
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ALLAN, Kenneth William appointed
director
2008-07-17
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-07-17
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-07-17
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MCNEIL, William Murdoch appointed
director
2008-07-17
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
corporate-director
2008-07-17
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
corporate-director
2008-07-17
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PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
corporate-director
2008-07-17
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PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Kenneth William Allan Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	17/07/2016

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

Incorporated2008-07-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

5 New Street

Largs

Ayrshire

KA30 9LL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-10

Last: 2026-06-26

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

ALLAN, Kenneth William→

director · ~61y · appointed 2008-07-17

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Active

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-17 · resigned 2008-07-17

Resigned

MCNEIL, William Murdoch→

director · ~64y · appointed 2008-07-17 · resigned 2009-12-22

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-07-17 · resigned 2008-07-17

Resigned

PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-07-17 · resigned 2008-07-17

Resigned

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