V.M. ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC238638 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-24
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-84.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (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, 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £84,446

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£84k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£84k-£84k-£84k-£84k-£84k-£84kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£-84.4k£-84.4k
Net assets£-84.4k£-84.4k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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  2. 2024-11-05
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  3. 2024-06-27
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  4. 2023-07-05
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  5. 2022-07-11
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  6. 2021-07-15
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  7. 2020-06-23
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  8. 2019-05-16
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  9. 2018-06-21
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  10. 2017-06-07
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  11. 2016-03-09
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  12. 2015-11-04
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  13. 2015-03-19
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  14. 2014-12-09
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  15. 2014-06-27
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  16. 2009-07-19
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    BROWNLIE, Shelley Maire appointed
    secretary
  17. 2009-07-19
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    SCARISTA LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2009-04-15
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    VIEREGGE, Hans Kurt resigned
    director
  19. 2009-04-15
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    VIEREGGE, Justin resigned
    director
  20. 2009-02-26
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    BROWNLIE, John Daniel appointed
    director
  21. 2002-10-24
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    Company incorporated
    As V.M. ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
  22. 2002-10-24
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-10-24
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-10-24
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    SCARISTA LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2002-10-24
    ➕
    VIEREGGE, Hans Kurt appointed
    director
  26. 2002-10-24
    ➕
    VIEREGGE, Justin appointed
    director
  27. 2002-10-24
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2002-10-24
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Mr Justin Vieregge
Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-10-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

15a Harbour Road
Inverness
Inverness-Shire
IV1 1SY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BROWNLIE, Shelley Maire→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-19
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Active
BROWNLIE, John Daniel→
director · ~47y · appointed 2009-02-26
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-24 · resigned 2002-10-24
Resigned
SCARISTA LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-10-24 · resigned 2009-07-19
Resigned
VIEREGGE, Hans Kurt→
director · ~83y · appointed 2002-10-24 · resigned 2009-04-15
Resigned
VIEREGGE, Justin→
director · ~52y · appointed 2002-10-24 · resigned 2009-04-15
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-24 · resigned 2002-10-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-16