SOS SECRET OPERA SINGERS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC447631 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-15
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
£-11.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £11,453
Cash YoY
-3%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£7k
↓ 2.5% YoY
Net Worth
-£11k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£18k
↓ 4.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-11.5k | £-14.4k |
| Current assets | £17.6k | £18.4k |
| Cash | £7.4k | £7.6k |
| Debtors | £10.2k | £10.8k |
| Net assets | £-11.5k | £-14.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-05-14📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-04-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-07-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-04-15🏢Company incorporatedAs SOS SECRET OPERA SINGERS LTD
- 2013-04-15➕HOWARTH, Judith appointeddirector
- 2013-04-15➕WILSON, Gordon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Judith Howarth Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 17/09/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Gordon Wilsonceased 17/09/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 3, Kpp Chartered Accountants Morris Park
37 Rosyth Road
Glasgow
G5 0YE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HOWARTH, Judith→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2013-04-15
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WILSON, Gordon→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2013-04-15
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Recent filings (40 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-05-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04