STUDIO CRAIG BLACK LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC590707 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£18.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 £18,405

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£18k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£18k£22kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£18.4k£15.7k
Current assets£22.2k£22.4k
Net assets£18.4k£15.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-03
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-05-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-03-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-12-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-08-09
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2022-08-08
    ➕
    BLACK, Alison appointed
    director
  12. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-02-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-03-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STUDIO CRAIG BLACK LTD
  16. 2018-03-07
    ➕
    BLACK, Craig appointed
    director
  17. 2018-03-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BLACK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-12-03: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alison Black
Individual · British · DOB 01/1989 · age 37
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/08/2022
Mr Craig Black
Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/03/2018

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
Incorporated2018-03-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

18 Ailsa Road Ailsa Road
Gourock
PA19 1DU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BLACK, Alison→
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-08-08
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Active
BLACK, Craig→
director · ~38y · appointed 2018-03-07
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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-19