DRYCOAT GARDEN LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC745845 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-29

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

£3.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

90030Artistic creation

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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

12 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,573

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£4k

↑ 445% YoY

Current Assets

£3k

↑ 104% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£3.6k	£-1.0k
Current assets	£3.4k	£1.7k
Net assets	£3.6k	£-1.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand

2025-09-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-23
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-09-29
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Company incorporated
As DRYCOAT GARDEN LTD
2022-09-29
➕
FAIRWEATHER, Rory James Mccallum appointed
director
2022-09-29
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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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Rory James Mccallum Fairweather Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1992 · age 34	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	29/09/2022

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

Incorporated2022-09-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

9 Glasgow Road

Paisley

PA1 3QS

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

FAIRWEATHER, Rory James Mccallum→

director · ~34y · appointed 2022-09-29

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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-09

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-09-23

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-09-23

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-09-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-09-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-09-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-06-28

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2024-06-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-03

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2022-09-29