GIRLIE WHIRLIE MEDIA LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC296888 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-09
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£2.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
52 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,678
Very low cash
Cash position: £83
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£83
~ YoY
Net Worth
£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£11k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£4k£7k£9k£11kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£2.7k£2.7k
Current assets£11.1k£11.1k
Cash£83£83
Debtors£11.0k£11.0k
Net assets£2.7k£2.7k

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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  2. 2024-05-07
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  3. 2023-10-18
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  4. 2023-02-09
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  5. 2022-11-30
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  6. 2022-08-18
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    address · AD01
  7. 2021-10-27
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  8. 2020-07-08
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  9. 2019-10-02
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  10. 2018-11-13
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  11. 2017-10-27
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  12. 2016-11-08
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  13. 2016-03-15
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  14. 2015-10-15
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  15. 2015-05-06
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  16. 2014-08-10
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    OGILVIE, George resigned
    secretary
  17. 2006-02-09
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    Company incorporated
    As GIRLIE WHIRLIE MEDIA LTD.
  18. 2006-02-09
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    OGILVIE, Derek George appointed
    director
  19. 2006-02-09
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    OGILVIE, George appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-02-09
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
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  21. 2006-02-09
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
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  22. 2006-02-09
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2006-02-09
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — 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 61. 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Derek George Ogilvie
Individual · British · DOB 10/1942 · age 84
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/02/2017

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
Incorporated2006-02-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 3 Morris Park
37 Rosyth Road
Glasgow
G5 0YE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

OGILVIE, Derek George→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-02-09
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Active
OGILVIE, George→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-09 · resigned 2014-08-10
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-02-09 · resigned 2006-02-09
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-02-09 · resigned 2006-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
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accounts · AA
2025-09-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
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accounts · AA
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
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accounts · AA
2023-10-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
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accounts · AA
2023-02-09
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address · AD01
2022-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-12