BLINKERED MEDIA LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC530978 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-30
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£6k£11k£17k£22k£28kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets—£15.8k
Current assets—£28.1k
Net assets—£3.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2018-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-02-13
    ➕
    ASHCROFT, Joan, Dr appointed
    secretary
  16. 2017-02-13
    ➕
    ASHCROFT, Joan, Dr appointed
    director
  17. 2017-02-13
    ➖
    ASHCROFT, Kevin resigned
    secretary
  18. 2017-02-13
    ➖
    ASHCROFT, Kevin resigned
    director
  19. 2017-02-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2016-03-30
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    Company incorporated
    As BLINKERED MEDIA LTD
  21. 2016-03-30
    ➕
    ASHCROFT, Kevin appointed
    secretary
  22. 2016-03-30
    ➕
    ASHCROFT, Kevin 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

45/100
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.

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
Dr Joan Ashcroft
Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/02/2017

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
Incorporated2016-03-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

Suite 2/3, 2nd Floor 48 West George Street
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G2 1BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ASHCROFT, Joan, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2017-02-13
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Active
ASHCROFT, Joan, Dr→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-02-13
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Active
ASHCROFT, Kevin→
secretary · appointed 2016-03-30 · resigned 2017-02-13
Resigned
ASHCROFT, Kevin→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-03-30 · resigned 2017-02-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-25