HIGHLAND MAGIC FIBRE ARTS LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC767067 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-24

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.

Why now

Window steady · medium confidence

Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.

· Filings: 7 → 8

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Filings: 7 → 8

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£0

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 47820

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47890SIC 47890
85520Cultural education
90030Artistic creation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

8 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Net assets shrinking

Down £207 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£0

↓ 100% YoY

Current Assets

£0

↓ 100% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£0	£207
Current assets	£0	£207
Net assets	£0	£207

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand

2025-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-10
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-24
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Company incorporated
As HIGHLAND MAGIC FIBRE ARTS LTD
2023-04-24
➕
FARMER, Samantha appointed
secretary
2023-04-24
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FARMER, Samantha appointed
director
2023-04-24
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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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Samantha Farmer Individual · American · DOB 12/1986 · age 40	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	24/04/2023

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

Incorporated2023-04-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47820 — SIC 47820

Registered office

Southview A

Pittenzie Street

Crieff

PH7 3JJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-07

Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FARMER, Samantha→

secretary · appointed 2023-04-24

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Active

FARMER, Samantha→

director · ~40y · appointed 2023-04-24

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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-05-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-10

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-05-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-01-03

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-01-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-03

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2023-04-24