SILVERHUB STUDIOS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC389881 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-03
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
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£7.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
43 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,586
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,692 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£8k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£5k£7k£9k£11kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets£7.6k£13.0k
Current assets£5.9k£10.5k
Net assets£7.6k£11.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-03-23
    ARNOTT, Ronald resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-07-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-03
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-04-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-11-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-03-25
    ARNOTT, Lisa Jane appointed
    director
  18. 2011-03-25
    ARNOTT, Ronald appointed
    secretary
  19. 2011-03-25
    SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2011-03-25
    BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan resigned
    director
  21. 2011-03-25
    SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  22. 2010-12-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SILVERHUB STUDIOS LIMITED
  23. 2010-12-03
    SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2010-12-03
    BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan appointed
    director
  25. 2010-12-03
    SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
Ms Lisa Jane Arnott
Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56
75100%
75-100% shares03/12/2016

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
Incorporated2010-12-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

40 Ferry Road
Edinburgh
EH6 4AE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

ARNOTT, Lisa Jane
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-03-25
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Active
ARNOTT, Ronald
secretary · appointed 2011-03-25 · resigned 2026-03-23
Resigned
SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-12-03 · resigned 2011-03-25
Resigned
BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-12-03 · resigned 2011-03-25
Resigned
SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2010-12-03 · resigned 2011-03-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-07-03