CREATIVE OUTPUT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC608474 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-19
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 2024
Net worth
£-352.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £352,219
Cash YoY
+194%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15k
↑ 194% YoY
Net Worth
-£352k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£118k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£352k-£256k-£159k-£62k£35k£131kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-348.0k£-280.2k
Current assets£117.6k£131.2k
Cash£15.1k£5.1k
Debtors£52.9k£76.0k
Net assets£-352.2k£-294.4k

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2023-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-02
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2022-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-01-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2022-01-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-01-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-11-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-06-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-06-18
    ➕
    VOYSEY, Mark appointed
    director
  15. 2021-06-18
    ➖
    KAYE, Jakob Agust resigned
    director
  16. 2021-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-05-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2018-09-19
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    Company incorporated
    As CREATIVE OUTPUT LIMITED
  20. 2018-09-19
    ➕
    KAYE, Jakob Agust appointed
    director
  21. 2018-09-19
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Voysey
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting18/06/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jakob Agust Kayeceased 18/06/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-09-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

VOYSEY, Mark→
director · ~63y · appointed 2021-06-18
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Active
KAYE, Jakob Agust→
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-09-19 · resigned 2021-06-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14