MIDSUMMER STUDIO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC584692 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-03
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£91.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (71/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £91,058

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£91k
Current Assets
£115k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-10-31
Total assets£91.9k
Current assets£115.2k
Net assets£91.1k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-17
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2026-01-13
    ➖
    HOGBIN, Peter resigned
    director
  5. 2025-08-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-06-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-01-13
    ➖
    HOGBIN, Peter resigned
    secretary
  8. 2024-04-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-03-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-03-01
    ➕
    HOGBIN, Peter appointed
    director
  11. 2024-02-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-04-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2018-04-30
    ➖
    MILLS, Andrew Mark resigned
    director
  19. 2018-04-30
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2018-04-30
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2018-04-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2018-04-10
    ➕
    HOGBIN-MILLS, Diana Clare appointed
    director
  23. 2018-01-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MIDSUMMER STUDIO LIMITED
  24. 2018-01-03
    ➕
    HOGBIN, Peter appointed
    secretary
  25. 2018-01-03
    ➕
    MILLS, Andrew Mark 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
Mrs Diana Clare Hogbin-Mills
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/04/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Mark Millsceased 30/04/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Professional services · PA postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
MOSSEDGE PAISLEY LTD→
SC883525 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
NATURALLY COMPLIANT LIMITED→
SC524259 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
————10y——
NORTH OF SCOTLAND FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD→
SC676976 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
NXGEN GLOBAL LIMITED→
SC676111 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
OPTIMUM WIND INSPECTIONS LTD→
SC828829 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
PEDEN ASSOCIATES LIMITED→
SC178886 · est 1997 · no financials extracted
————28y——
PEKE FABRICATION LTD→
SC799924 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
POD SUBSEA CONTRACTORS LIMITED→
SC666683 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
POLASSIST LIMITED→
SC707665 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
PRESENT VALUE CONSULTANCY LTD→
SC837772 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
PRINCEPS BID SERVICES LTD→
SC833340 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
PROCON SERVICES LTD→
SC585284 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————8y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-01-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

South Craleckan
Furnace
Inveraray
Argyll
PA32 8XN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-16
Last: 2025-05-02

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HOGBIN-MILLS, Diana Clare→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOGBIN, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2018-01-03 · resigned 2025-01-13
Resigned
HOGBIN, Peter→
director · ~86y · appointed 2024-03-01 · resigned 2026-01-13
Resigned
MILLS, Andrew Mark→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-01-03 · resigned 2018-04-30
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-15