BIG BLUE DOG DESIGN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC238252 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-16
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees4400

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-01-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-11-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-01-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-27
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2021-04-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-09-22
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  13. 2020-09-22
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  14. 2020-09-03
    ➕
    CARSON, Lyianne appointed
    director
  15. 2020-09-03
    ➖
    KIRK, Kris resigned
    director
  16. 2020-09-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2020-09-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2020-09-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-09-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2020-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-08-31
    ➖
    WWW.FIRSTREGISTRARS.CO.UK LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-12-03
    ➖
    PARKIN, Anne-Lise resigned
    director
  23. 2004-09-30
    ➕
    WWW.FIRSTREGISTRARS.CO.UK LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2004-09-29
    ➖
    CROSSING REGISTRARS (SCOTLAND) LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2003-09-25
    ➖
    AFM REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-09-25
    ➕
    CROSSING REGISTRARS (SCOTLAND) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2002-10-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BIG BLUE DOG DESIGN LIMITED
  28. 2002-10-16
    ➕
    AFM REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-10-16
    ➕
    KIRK, Kris appointed
    director
  30. 2002-10-16
    ➕
    PARKIN, Anne-Lise appointed
    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

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Ms Lyianne Carson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1983 · age 43
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/09/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kris Kirkceased 03/09/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2002-10-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

Hartfield House
Racecourse View
Ayr
KA7 2TS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

CARSON, Lyianne→
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AFM REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-16 · resigned 2003-09-25
Resigned
CROSSING REGISTRARS (SCOTLAND) LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-09-25 · resigned 2004-09-29
Resigned
WWW.FIRSTREGISTRARS.CO.UK LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-09-30 · resigned 2016-08-31
Resigned
KIRK, Kris→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-10-16 · resigned 2020-09-03
Resigned
PARKIN, Anne-Lise→
director · ~55y · appointed 2002-10-16 · resigned 2007-12-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19