COHORT STUDIOS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC297259 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-16
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.7y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
91 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees0200

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
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-05
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  4. 2023-06-28
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  5. 2023-01-09
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  6. 2022-12-02
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  7. 2022-07-11
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  8. 2022-07-11
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  9. 2021-12-02
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  10. 2021-12-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-08-02
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  13. 2021-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2020-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-11-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2020-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-04-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2015-07-07
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    THOMAS, Darran resigned
    director
  20. 2015-05-11
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    POOL, Suzanne Harriet appointed
    director
  21. 2012-03-26
    ➖
    SCRAGG, Laurence Elliott resigned
    secretary
  22. 2012-03-26
    ➖
    MCNEISH, Bruce resigned
    director
  23. 2012-03-26
    ➖
    SCRAGG, Laurence Elliott resigned
    director
  24. 2010-03-01
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    MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2008-07-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2006-02-17
    ➖
    DISKETT, Michael resigned
    director
  27. 2006-02-16
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    Company incorporated
    As COHORT STUDIOS LIMITED
  28. 2006-02-16
    ➕
    SCRAGG, Laurence Elliott appointed
    secretary
  29. 2006-02-16
    ➕
    DISKETT, Michael appointed
    director
  30. 2006-02-16
    ➕
    MCNEISH, Bruce appointed
    director
  31. 2006-02-16
    ➕
    SCRAGG, Laurence Elliott appointed
    director
  32. 2006-02-16
    ➕
    THOMAS, Darran 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

60/100
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 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
Miss Suzanne Harriet Pool
Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-02-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Suite 2, Ground Floor Orchard Brae House
30 Queensferry Road
Edinburgh
EH4 2HS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POOL, Suzanne Harriet→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-05-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCRAGG, Laurence Elliott→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-16 · resigned 2012-03-26
Resigned
DISKETT, Michael→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-02-16 · resigned 2006-02-17
Resigned
MCNEISH, Bruce→
director · ~50y · appointed 2006-02-16 · resigned 2012-03-26
Resigned
SCRAGG, Laurence Elliott→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-02-16 · resigned 2012-03-26
Resigned
THOMAS, Darran→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-02-16 · resigned 2015-07-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property31/07/2008—
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Recent filings (91 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-02