BVNK ST. TATTOO LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC651464 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-14
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-15
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2021-10-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-04-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2020-10-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-01-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2020-01-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-01-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BVNK ST. TATTOO LTD
  13. 2020-01-14
    LAWRENCE, Shaun Liam appointed
    director
  14. 2020-01-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-18

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Lawrence
Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
2550%
25-50% shares25/01/2020
Mr Shaun Liam Lawrence
Individual · British · DOB 02/1993 · age 33
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control14/01/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Shaun Liam Lawrenceceased 28/01/2020· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-01-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

165 Brook Street
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1DJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-18OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LAWRENCE, Shaun Liam
director · ~33y · appointed 2020-01-14
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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-08