MOD DIGITAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC636324 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-17
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-20.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74100Specialised design activities
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -62% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 3 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
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
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £20,832
Net assets shrinking
Down £64,835 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 62% YoY
Cash YoY
-62%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£24k
↓ 62% YoY
Net Worth
-£21k
↓ 147% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 68% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£21k-£527£20k£40k£60k£81kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-18.7k£44.0k
Current assets£26.1k£80.7k
Cash£24.0k£62.9k
Debtors£2.1k£17.8k
Net assets£-20.8k£44.0k

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

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3 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-07-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-07-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MOD DIGITAL LIMITED
  13. 2019-07-17
    BLACKIE, Flynn appointed
    director
  14. 2019-07-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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
Mr Flynn Blackie
Individual · British · DOB 04/2003 · age 23
75100%
75-100% shares17/07/2019

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
Incorporated2019-07-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last: 2025-07-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BLACKIE, Flynn
director · ~23y · appointed 2019-07-17
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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23