OLD SCHOOL ENTERPRISES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC289460 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-25
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£8.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programming and broadcasting activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (73/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
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
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,206
Net assets shrinking
Down £16,017 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£8k
↓ 66% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£31k£41k£51kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£8.2k£24.2k
Current assets£30.1k£50.9k
Net assets£8.2k£24.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-09-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-03-31
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    MCCORMACK, Elizabeth Amanda resigned
    secretary
  17. 2005-08-25
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    Company incorporated
    As OLD SCHOOL ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  18. 2005-08-25
    ➕
    VIPOND, Douglas David appointed
    director
  19. 2005-08-25
    ➕
    MCCORMACK, Elizabeth Amanda appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 Douglas David Vipond
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2005-08-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC60200 — Television programming and broadcasting activities

Registered office

2 Ridge Way, Dalgety Bay Business Centre
C/O Priory Accounting
Dalgety Bay
Fife
KY11 9JN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

VIPOND, Douglas David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-08-25
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Active
MCCORMACK, Elizabeth Amanda→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-25 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-24