DANCING SHADOWS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC466651 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-06
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£-50
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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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 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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 (79/100)

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, 4 with DOB)
86
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
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £50

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£50
↑ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£570
↑ 2.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£83£48£178£309£439£570Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£-50£-16
Current assets£570£554
Net assets£-50£-83

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-01
    ➖
    DZYUBA, Aleksandra resigned
    director
  9. 2021-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-04-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-04-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2020-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-26
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    DZYUBA, Aleksandra appointed
    director
  16. 2018-06-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-04-05
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    DZIUBA, Aleksandra Vladimirovna resigned
    director
  20. 2016-02-19
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    DZIUBA, Aleksandra Vladimirovna appointed
    director
  21. 2015-04-01
    ➖
    STILES, Morag resigned
    secretary
  22. 2015-04-01
    ➖
    DE VOS, Elaine Joan resigned
    director
  23. 2015-01-01
    ➕
    DE VOS, Elaine Joan appointed
    director
  24. 2014-01-06
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    Company incorporated
    As DANCING SHADOWS LTD
  25. 2014-01-06
    ➕
    MCSHERRY, Charles appointed
    director
  26. 2014-01-06
    ➕
    STILES, Morag appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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 Charles Mcsherry
Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/05/2016

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
Incorporated2014-01-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

Straan Studios
The Kennels
Balqhuidder
Stirling
FK19 8PB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MCSHERRY, Charles→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STILES, Morag→
secretary · appointed 2014-01-06 · resigned 2015-04-01
Resigned
DE VOS, Elaine Joan→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2015-04-01
Resigned
DZIUBA, Aleksandra Vladimirovna→
director · ~38y · appointed 2016-02-19 · resigned 2016-04-05
Resigned
DZYUBA, Aleksandra→
director · ~38y · appointed 2018-06-26 · resigned 2022-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20