BLACK GOBLIN AUDIO LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC599987 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-14

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 snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other software publishing

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

59120Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities
59200Sound recording and music publishing activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 3 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

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	300	200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-03-02
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accounts · AA
2025-06-04
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capital · SH01
2025-04-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-11
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capital · SH02
2024-04-09
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capital · SH02
2024-04-09
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capital · SH10
2024-04-09
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-04-05
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-05
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-04
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HALEY, Gabrielle Fiorella resigned
director
2024-04-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-04
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-08
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accounts · AA
2023-06-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-17
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MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2023-04-17
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-02-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-08
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-03-08
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-03-08
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-03-03
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MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2018-06-14
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Company incorporated
As BLACK GOBLIN AUDIO LTD
2018-06-14
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BETANCOURT ESPARZA, Ana Yazmin appointed
director
2018-06-14
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HALEY, Gabrielle Fiorella appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Miss Ana Yazmin Betancourt Esparza Individual · Mexican · DOB 08/1991 · age 35	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	14/06/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Miss Gabrielle Fiorella Haleyceased 27/03/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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SEEBYTE LIMITED→ SC194014 · est 1999	£6.84M £4.88M–£8.79M	£10.82M	—	8800	27y	92	61y
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EXTRAORDINARY MANAGED SERVICES LIMITED→ SC214448 · est 2001 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	25y	83	58y
INFOGISTICS LIMITED→ SC208321 · est 2000	—	—	—	700	25y	83	60y
INTELLIGENT MOBILE LIMITED→ SC266060 · est 2004	—	—	—	—	22y	83	66y
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NDI TECHNOLOGIES LTD.→ SC173002 · est 1997 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	29y	83	93y
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NW SECURITY GROUP LIMITED→ SC177283 · est 1997	—	—	£742.8k	—	28y	83	69y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2018-06-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC58290 — Other software publishing

Registered office

Suite 2, Ground Floor, Orchard Brae House

30 Queensferry Road

Edinburgh

Scotland

EH4 2HS

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-27

Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BETANCOURT ESPARZA, Ana Yazmin→

director · ~35y · appointed 2018-06-14

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Active

MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-03-03 · resigned 2023-04-17

Resigned

HALEY, Gabrielle Fiorella→

director · ~32y · appointed 2018-06-14 · resigned 2024-04-04

Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-03-02

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-26

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2025-06-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-04-03

capital-alter-shares-subdivision

capital · SH02

2025-02-11

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-21

capital-alter-shares-subdivision

capital · SH02

2024-04-09

capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares

capital · SH10

2024-04-09

capital-name-of-class-of-shares

capital · SH08

2024-04-09

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2024-04-05

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2024-04-05

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-04-04

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-04-04

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-04-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-08-08