BLACKSTAR FREQUENCY LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC776790 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-24

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

Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.

· Lifecycle stage: early → zombie
· Investment thesis: growth_story → zombie_hold

Opportunity decay

drifting distress · 6-months

Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.

· Lifecycle stage drifting downward
· Currently "zombie"

What changed my view

Last 30 days

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

↓Lifecycle stage: early → zombie
·Investment thesis: growth_story → zombie_hold

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

£21.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Specialised design activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 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

9 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

Positive net assets

Net assets £21,912

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£22k

↑ 183% YoY

Current Assets

£26k

↑ 110% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£21.9k	£7.7k
Current assets	£25.7k	£12.2k
Net assets	£21.9k	£7.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-11
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administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2024-12-24
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gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2024-10-08
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-24
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Company incorporated
As BLACKSTAR FREQUENCY LTD
2023-07-24
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WHYTE, Alan appointed
director
2023-07-24
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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
Mr Alan Whyte Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	24/07/2023

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

Incorporated2023-07-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

Priestside Farm

Auchentiber Rd

Kilmacolm

PA13 4SP

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-06

Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WHYTE, Alan→

director · ~57y · appointed 2023-07-24

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Active

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Recent filings (9 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-03-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-04-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-12

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-02-12

administrative-restoration-company

restoration · RT01

2025-02-11

gazette-dissolved-compulsory

gazette · GAZ2

2024-12-24

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-10-08

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2023-07-24