DARK BLUE STUDIO LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC790300 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-23
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-10-15
    MCGILL, Alasdair Iain appointed
    director
  4. 2025-10-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-10-15
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2025-08-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-12-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-11-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DARK BLUE STUDIO LIMITED
  9. 2023-11-23
    KEYES, Timothy appointed
    director
  10. 2023-11-23
    NELMS, John Wesley appointed
    director
  11. 2023-11-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-10-15: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Dark Blue Property Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Dark Blue Property Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
DARK BLUE STUDIO LIMITED
This company · SC790300

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dark Blue Property Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/11/2023

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
Incorporated2023-11-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

25 Tay Street Lane
Dundee
Angus
DD1 4EF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

KEYES, Timothy
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-11-23
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Active
MCGILL, Alasdair Iain
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-10-15
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Active
NELMS, John Wesley
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-11-23
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Active

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Recent filings (9 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-15
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-23