BLACKOUT GLASGOW LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC710333 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-23
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£4.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,880

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 168% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 203% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£996£2k£3k£4k£5kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£4.9k£1.8k
Current assets£5.0k£1.6k
Net assets£4.9k£1.8k

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 (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-02-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-27
    📄
    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  5. 2024-01-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-06
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2023-09-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-05-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-04
    ➕
    DUDENAS, Artur appointed
    director
  10. 2022-05-04
    ➖
    VALECKA, Tautvydas resigned
    director
  11. 2022-05-04
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2022-05-04
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2022-05-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-05-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-09-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLACKOUT GLASGOW LTD
  16. 2021-09-23
    ➕
    VALECKA, Tautvydas appointed
    director
  17. 2021-09-23
    📄
    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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Artur Dudenas
Individual · Lithuanian · DOB 12/1994 · age 32
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control04/05/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Tautvydas Valeckaceased 04/05/2022· 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
Incorporated2021-09-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 12 Caledonia Avenue
Gorbals
Glasgow
G5 0EX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DUDENAS, Artur→
director · ~32y · appointed 2022-05-04
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Active
VALECKA, Tautvydas→
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-09-23 · resigned 2022-05-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-09-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-04