BIG SMILE MEDIA LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC699820 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-25
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 May 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Gambling and betting activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
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£0May 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-06-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-06-14
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2023-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-05-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BIG SMILE MEDIA LTD
  9. 2021-05-25
    DAVIS, Jason appointed
    secretary
  10. 2021-05-25
    DAVIS, Jason Spence Pyper appointed
    director
  11. 2021-05-25
    📄
    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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jason Spence Pyper Davis
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1973 · age 53
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/05/2021

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
Incorporated2021-05-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC92000 — Gambling and betting activities

Registered office

48 Clyde Offices
48 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DAVIS, Jason
secretary · appointed 2021-05-25
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Active
DAVIS, Jason Spence Pyper
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-05-25
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Active

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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-05-25