BRANDING BOUTIQUE LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC265935 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-02

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

£819.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.1y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 6.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

75 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £819,228

Cash YoY

+12%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£838k

↑ 12% YoY

Net Worth

£819k

↑ 6.0% YoY

Current Assets

£1.0m

↑ 1.9% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£821.1k	£775.2k
Current assets	£1.01M	£986.4k
Cash	£837.7k	£748.5k
Debtors	£167.5k	£237.9k
Net assets	£819.2k	£772.6k

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

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-04-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-06
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-01-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-13
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-04-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-19
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-03-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-14
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-03-13
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-03-10
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LIVINGSTON, Helen Ann Todhunter resigned
director
2020-03-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Helen Ann Todhunter Livingston
2020-02-12
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O'CONNELL, Stuart Ramsay resigned
director
2011-08-01
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LIVINGSTON BURKE, Kathryn Helen appointed
director
2008-06-18
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O'CONNELL, Stuart Ramsay appointed
director
2004-04-02
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Company incorporated
As BRANDING BOUTIQUE LTD.
2004-04-02
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LIVINGSTON BURKE, Kathryn Helen appointed
secretary
2004-04-02
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-04-02
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-04-02
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LIVINGSTON, Helen Ann Todhunter appointed
director
2004-04-02
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-04-02
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-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

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 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.)

Group structure

The July Agency Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The July Agency Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BRANDING BOUTIQUE LTD.

This company · SC265935

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
The July Agency Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	10/03/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Helen Livingstonceased 10/03/2020· 75-100% 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

Incorporated2004-04-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities

Registered office

C/O Macdonald Henderson Standard Buildings - 4th Floor

94 Hope Street

Glasgow

G2 6PH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-16

Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

LIVINGSTON BURKE, Kathryn Helen→

secretary · appointed 2004-04-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LIVINGSTON BURKE, Kathryn Helen→

director · ~41y · appointed 2011-08-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-02 · resigned 2004-04-02

Resigned

LIVINGSTON, Helen Ann Todhunter→

director · ~64y · appointed 2004-04-02 · resigned 2020-03-10

Resigned

O'CONNELL, Stuart Ramsay→

director · ~55y · appointed 2008-06-18 · resigned 2020-02-12

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-02 · resigned 2004-04-02

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Helen Ann Todhunter Livingston	A registered charge	—	10/03/2020	—

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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-04-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-04-24

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2025-04-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-04-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-04-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-06

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-01-06

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2022-01-06

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-01-05

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-07-08