GO WOW LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC338140 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,630

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 127% YoY
Current Assets
£178k
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£6k£31k£68k£104k£141k£178kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.6k£-6.0k
Current assets£178.1k£176.1k
Net assets£1.6k£-6.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-01-31
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  3. 2024-01-30
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  4. 2023-05-09
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  5. 2023-05-09
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  6. 2023-01-30
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  7. 2022-01-27
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  8. 2021-04-23
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  9. 2020-04-20
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  10. 2020-03-17
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    LOFGREN, Ingrid Jonna Maria resigned
    director
  11. 2020-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-22
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  13. 2019-02-22
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  14. 2019-02-22
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  15. 2019-02-22
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  16. 2019-02-22
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  17. 2019-02-22
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  18. 2019-02-22
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  19. 2013-11-01
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    LOFGREN, Ingrid Jonna Maria appointed
    director
  20. 2010-03-25
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    MCKAY, Caroline Gibson resigned
    secretary
  21. 2010-03-25
    ➖
    MCKAY, Caroline Gibson resigned
    director
  22. 2008-02-19
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    Company incorporated
    As GO WOW LTD
  23. 2008-02-19
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    ALLAN, James appointed
    director
  24. 2008-02-19
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    ALLAN, Robert James appointed
    director
  25. 2008-02-19
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    DONOGHUE, Paul appointed
    director
  26. 2008-02-19
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    MCKAY, Caroline Gibson appointed
    secretary
  27. 2008-02-19
    ➕
    MCKAY, Caroline Gibson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Donoghue
Individual · British · DOB 09/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares · trust interest · firm interest22/02/2019
Mr Robert James Allan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares · firm interest22/02/2019
Mr James Allan
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Allanceased 21/02/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2008-02-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

9 Glasgow Road
Paisley
PA1 3QS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

ALLAN, James→
director · ~47y · appointed 2008-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLAN, Robert James→
director · ~43y · appointed 2008-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DONOGHUE, Paul→
director · ~43y · appointed 2008-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKAY, Caroline Gibson→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-19 · resigned 2010-03-25
Resigned
LOFGREN, Ingrid Jonna Maria→
director · ~39y · appointed 2013-11-01 · resigned 2020-03-17
Resigned
MCKAY, Caroline Gibson→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-02-19 · resigned 2010-03-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-04-20