HARK STUDIOS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC486449 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-10
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£103.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
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 (78/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £103,783
Cash YoY
+3%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100k
↑ 3.2% YoY
Net Worth
£104k
↑ 3.7% YoY
Current Assets
£116k
↑ 3.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£23k£46k£70k£93k£116kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£103.8k£100.1k
Current assets£115.9k£111.7k
Cash£99.8k£96.6k
Debtors£16.1k£15.1k
Net assets£103.8k£100.1k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-24
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  3. 2023-06-29
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  4. 2022-06-09
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  5. 2021-05-27
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  6. 2020-06-22
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  7. 2019-01-22
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  8. 2018-09-10
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    address · AD01
  9. 2018-06-07
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    officers · CH04
  10. 2018-04-26
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-10
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  12. 2016-05-25
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  13. 2015-09-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-01-06
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    change-of-name · CERTNM
  15. 2015-01-06
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    change-of-name · CERTNM
  16. 2014-09-10
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    Company incorporated
    As HARK STUDIOS LIMITED
  17. 2014-09-10
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    INFINITY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2014-09-10
    ➕
    PAXTON, Jaime Cassie appointed
    director
  19. 2014-09-10
    ➕
    COWIE, Simon Henry Dyer appointed
    director
  20. 2014-09-10
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    COWIE, Simon Henry Dyer resigned
    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

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Mrs Jaime Cassie Paxton
Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-09-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

5 Carden Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1UT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

INFINITY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-09-10
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Active
PAXTON, Jaime Cassie→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWIE, Simon Henry Dyer→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-09-10 · resigned 2014-09-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-09-10