DIGITAL MAKER CIC
🏛️Establishedactive
SC555318 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2017-01-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£251
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85600Educational support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (64/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £251
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£9k
Net Worth
£251
Current Assets
£9k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £383 |
| Current assets | £8.6k |
| Cash | £8.6k |
| Net assets | £251 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-23🏢Company incorporatedAs DIGITAL MAKER CIC
- 2017-01-23➕EVANS, Martin Leslie appointeddirector
- 2017-01-23➕THOMPSON, Philip Arthur appointeddirector
- 2017-01-23📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Active · Education & training · AB postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABERDEEN STRAIGHT-WAY LIMITED→ SC219939 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| ACTIVE MEDICINE LTD→ SC772967 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALFORDZ INTERNATIONAL LTD→ SC877275 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BANBURY CROSS NURSERY LIMITED→ SC396469 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| BLESSED MINDS SERVICES LIMITED→ SC832884 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CHOICES ABERDEEN LIMITED→ SC307363 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| CREST TRAINING SERVICES LTD→ SC291422 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| DN SPORTS COACHING LTD→ SC693695 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ENVERTIZ ACADEMY LTD→ SC773405 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ENVERTIZ TRAINING LTD→ SC837931 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ESD SIMULATION TRAINING LIMITED→ SC199873 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| EUROPEAN ACADEMY FOR CONTINUING STUDIES LTD→ SC865715 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2017-01-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
27 Greenacres Crescent
Peterhead
AB42 3QH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
EVANS, Martin Leslie→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMPSON, Philip Arthur→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-01-23
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-29