KRAKEN STUDIOS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC415508 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-26
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£48.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £48,921
Cash YoY
-0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£51k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£49k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£58k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£23k£35k£46k£58kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£49.2k£48.8k
Current assets£57.8k£58.0k
Cash£51.1k£51.3k
Debtors£3.0k£3.0k
Net assets£48.9k£48.5k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-02-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2018-07-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2018-07-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-07-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2018-06-24
    ➖
    MACRAE, Alyson resigned
    secretary
  17. 2018-06-24
    ➖
    MACRAE, Alyson resigned
    director
  18. 2017-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As KRAKEN STUDIOS LIMITED
  20. 2012-01-26
    ➕
    MACRAE, Andrew Stuart appointed
    director
  21. 2012-01-26
    ➕
    MACRAE, Alyson appointed
    secretary
  22. 2012-01-26
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2012-01-26
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2012-01-26
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  25. 2012-01-26
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  26. 2012-01-26
    ➕
    MACRAE, Alyson 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

58/100
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 14 years.
  • 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
Andrew Stuart Macrae
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1982 · age 44
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/06/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms. Alyson Macraeceased 24/06/2018· 50-75% 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
Incorporated2012-01-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

14 Newton Place
C/O Gallone & Co
Glasgow
G3 7PY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MACRAE, Andrew Stuart→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACRAE, Alyson→
secretary · appointed 2012-01-26 · resigned 2018-06-24
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-01-26 · resigned 2012-01-26
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-01-26 · resigned 2012-01-26
Resigned
MACRAE, Alyson→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-01-26 · resigned 2018-06-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-05