STUDIO SIXTYTEN LTD

💤Zombieactive
NI691914 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-17
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£6.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 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
70/100Strong
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
82
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 £6,658

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£7k
Current Assets
£6k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£6.7k
Current assets£6.2k
Net assets£6.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-05-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2026-04-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2026-03-18
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  6. 2026-02-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-10-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-08-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2025-03-31
    ➖
    WARDE HUNTER, Leo Thomas resigned
    director
  11. 2025-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-06-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2024-06-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2022-10-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STUDIO SIXTYTEN LTD
  16. 2022-10-17
    ➕
    HILLAN, Dervla Anne appointed
    director
  17. 2022-10-17
    ➕
    WARDE HUNTER, Leo Thomas appointed
    director
  18. 2022-10-17
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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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Dervla Anne Hillan
Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1996 · age 30
50–75%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/10/2022
Mr Leo Thomas Warde Hunter
Individual · Irish,British · DOB 08/1995 · age 31
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/10/2023

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
Incorporated2022-10-17
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

92 Castle Street
Belfast
Antrim
BT1 1HE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HILLAN, Dervla Anne→
director · ~30y · appointed 2022-10-17
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Active
WARDE HUNTER, Leo Thomas→
director · ~31y · appointed 2022-10-17 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-05-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-18
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2026-04-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-21
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2026-03-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-19