INTO THE LIGHT MANAGEMENT LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC658618 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-01
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
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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
Average employees1100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
    BROWN, Elizabeth Margaret resigned
    director
  2. 2026-01-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-12-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-12-18
    BROWN, Elizabeth Margaret appointed
    director
  6. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-04-27
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2021-04-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-04-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2021-04-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2020-04-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As INTO THE LIGHT MANAGEMENT LTD
  16. 2020-04-01
    BROWN, Douglas appointed
    secretary
  17. 2020-04-01
    BROWN, Douglas Alexander appointed
    director
  18. 2020-04-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Douglas Brown
Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting01/04/2020
Mrs Elizabeth Margaret Brown
Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45
2550%
25-50% shares31/03/2021

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
Incorporated2020-04-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

10a Culduthel Road
Inverness
IV2 4AG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BROWN, Douglas
secretary · appointed 2020-04-01
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Active
BROWN, Douglas Alexander
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-04-01
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Active
BROWN, Elizabeth Margaret
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-12-18 · resigned 2026-01-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-06-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-23