SCO OFFICIAL MUSIC LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC694705 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-07
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
4
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-19
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-04-18
    OSTERMAN, Stuart Conrad appointed
    director
  4. 2026-04-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-04-18
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  6. 2026-01-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-11-03
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  8. 2025-11-03
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  9. 2025-10-27
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  10. 2025-10-04
    OSTERMAN, Joanna resigned
    director
  11. 2025-10-04
    OSTERMAN, Stuart Conrad resigned
    director
  12. 2025-10-04
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2025-10-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2025-10-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2025-01-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-01-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-04-10
    OSTERMAN, Joanna appointed
    director
  19. 2022-04-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2021-04-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SCO OFFICIAL MUSIC LTD
  21. 2021-04-07
    OSTERMAN, Stuart Conrad appointed
    director
  22. 2021-04-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

1 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-20

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: OSTERMAN, Joanna resigned 2025-10-04; OSTERMAN, Stuart Conrad resigned 2025-10-04

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-04-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

84a Balgarthno Road
Dundee
DD2 4QZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-20OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-06

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

OSTERMAN, Stuart Conrad
director · ~54y · appointed 2026-04-18
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Active
OSTERMAN, Joanna
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-04-10 · resigned 2025-10-04
Resigned
OSTERMAN, Stuart Conrad
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-04-07 · resigned 2025-10-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-28
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-11-03
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-11-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-10-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-18