THE SPARK CREW LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC422375 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-20

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£-7.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Web portals

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £7,240

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£7k

↑ 8.0% YoY

Current Assets

£12

↓ 81% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£-4.5k	£-3.6k
Current assets	£12	£64
Net assets	£-7.2k	£-7.9k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-01-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-11-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-09-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-09-06
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withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2019-05-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-01-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-04-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-04-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-04-24
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GOLIAN, Christina appointed
secretary
2018-04-24
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CALVERT, Niels Daniel resigned
secretary
2018-04-24
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CALVERT, Alison Margaret resigned
director
2018-04-24
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CALVERT, Niels Daniel resigned
director
2012-04-20
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Company incorporated
As THE SPARK CREW LTD
2012-04-20
➕
GOLIAN, Christina appointed
director
2012-04-20
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GOLIAN, Jason Edward Paul appointed
director
2012-04-20
➕
CALVERT, Niels Daniel appointed
secretary
2012-04-20
➕
CALVERT, Alison Margaret appointed
director
2012-04-20
➕
CALVERT, Niels Daniel appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

1 med ·

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-06-19: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Jason Edward Paul Golian Individual · Canadian · DOB 11/1981 · age 45	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/09/2019
Mrs Christina Golian Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/09/2019

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

Incorporated2012-04-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC63120 — Web portals

Registered office

12a Station Court Station Court

Kingskettle

Cupar

KY15 7PE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-12

Last: 2025-04-28

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

GOLIAN, Christina→

secretary · appointed 2018-04-24

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Active

GOLIAN, Christina→

director · ~46y · appointed 2012-04-20

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Active

GOLIAN, Jason Edward Paul→

director · ~45y · appointed 2012-04-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CALVERT, Niels Daniel→

secretary · appointed 2012-04-20 · resigned 2018-04-24

Resigned

CALVERT, Alison Margaret→

director · ~48y · appointed 2012-04-20 · resigned 2018-04-24

Resigned

CALVERT, Niels Daniel→

director · ~48y · appointed 2012-04-20 · resigned 2018-04-24

Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-01-16

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-01-09

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2024-06-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-11-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-01-18

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-01-28

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-10

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-01-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-01-12

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-04-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-01-23