GINGER TWIST STUDIO LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC707045 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-18
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£225.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47510
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £225,313
Cash YoY
+72%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£53k
↑ 72% YoY
Net Worth
£225k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£242k
↑ 1.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£48k£97k£145k£194k£242kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£225.3k£186.1k
Current assets£242.2k£239.2k
Cash£52.7k£30.7k
Debtors£9.5k£8.5k
Net assets£225.3k£186.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GINGER TWIST STUDIO LTD
  7. 2021-08-18
    JAMES-THOMSON, Jessica Marie appointed
    director
  8. 2021-08-18
    THOMSON, David Jonathan, Mr. appointed
    director
  9. 2021-08-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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

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 Jessica Marie James-Thomson
Individual · American · DOB 07/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/08/2021

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
Incorporated2021-08-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47510 — SIC 47510

Registered office

60 Montrose Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 5DP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

JAMES-THOMSON, Jessica Marie
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-08-18
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Active
THOMSON, David Jonathan, Mr.
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-08-18
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Active

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Recent filings (10 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-18