INK CLOTHING GLASGOW LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC459712 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£100.3k
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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £100,260

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100k
Current Assets
£467k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£180.3k
Current assets£466.5k
Net assets£100.3k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-10-14
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  4. 2025-10-14
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  5. 2025-10-10
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2025-10-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2025-09-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-12-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2024-12-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-06-18
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2024-06-18
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2023-12-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2023-12-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-09-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2021-09-15
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  20. 2016-08-01
    TAYLOR, Christopher resigned
    director
  21. 2013-09-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As INK CLOTHING GLASGOW LTD
  22. 2013-09-20
    TAYLOR, David appointed
    director
  23. 2013-09-20
    TAYLOR, Christopher 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 13 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 11/1986 · age 40
2550%
sig. influence25-50% shares · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-09-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

21 Eaglesham Road
Newton Mearns
Glasgow
G77 5BT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

TAYLOR, David
director · ~40y · appointed 2013-09-20
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Active
TAYLOR, Christopher
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-09-20 · resigned 2016-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-20
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-10-14
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-10-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-06-18
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-06-18