SEEHEARSTUDIO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09451950 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-21
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
£-48.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
  • 90010Performing arts
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: 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, 4 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £48,365

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£48k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↑ 393% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£48k-£36k-£24k-£11k£1k£13kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-48.4k£-29.3k
Current assets£13.4k£2.7k
Net assets£-48.4k£-29.3k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-10-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-09-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-04-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-08-08
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2023-04-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-04-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-02-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2015-02-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SEEHEARSTUDIO LIMITED
  19. 2015-02-21
    RAITT, Harold Gordon appointed
    director
  20. 2015-02-21
    RAITT, Harold Gordon appointed
    director
  21. 2015-02-21
    RAITT, Harold Gordon resigned
    director

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

50/100
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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Harold Gordon Raitt
Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing

Registered office

17d Windmill Way West
Ramparts Business Park
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1TB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

RAITT, Harold Gordon
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-02-21
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Active
RAITT, Harold Gordon
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-02-21 · resigned 2015-02-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-12
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-03