MAMMOTH DESIGN CONSULTANTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
NI040558 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£23.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.7y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £23,024
Cash YoY
+63%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£386k
↑ 63% YoY
Net Worth
£23k
↑ 180% YoY
Current Assets
£2.2m
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£449k£898k£1.3m£1.8m£2.2mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£313.7k£129.1k
Current assets£2.24M£2.01M
Cash£385.7k£237.3k
Debtors£1.86M£1.77M
Net assets£23.0k£8.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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  2. 2024-12-19
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  3. 2024-03-22
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  4. 2024-03-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: NI Growth Loan Fund Ii General Partner Limited in Its Capacity as General Partner for and on Behalf of NI Growth Loan Fund Ii LP
  5. 2023-11-28
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  6. 2023-11-28
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  7. 2023-11-22
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  8. 2022-12-14
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  9. 2021-12-16
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  10. 2021-03-11
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  11. 2021-03-11
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  12. 2021-03-11
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  13. 2020-10-14
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  14. 2020-03-27
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    address · AD01
  15. 2019-03-12
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  16. 2018-12-24
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  17. 2017-12-15
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  18. 2014-08-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
  19. 2008-02-06
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    MCGLADE, Michael Martin resigned
    director
  20. 2006-02-01
    ➕
    MARTIN, Paul Francis Ronald appointed
    director
  21. 2002-12-18
    ➕
    MCGLADE, Michael Martin appointed
    director
  22. 2001-10-11
    ➕
    POOTS, Jeremy appointed
    director
  23. 2001-10-11
    ➖
    GILMCRE, Gillian resigned
    director
  24. 2001-10-11
    ➖
    PALMER, Robert Desmond resigned
    director
  25. 2001-08-16
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    GILMCRE, Gillian appointed
    director
  26. 2001-04-04
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    Company incorporated
    As MAMMOTH DESIGN CONSULTANTS LTD
  27. 2001-04-04
    ➕
    MARTIN, Paul Francis Ronald appointed
    secretary
  28. 2001-04-04
    ➕
    PALMER, Robert Desmond appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Francis Ronald Martin
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Jeremy Poots
Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-04-04
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

Sinclair House
89-101 Royal Avenue
Belfast
BT1 1EX
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MARTIN, Paul Francis Ronald→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-04
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Active
MARTIN, Paul Francis Ronald→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-02-01
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Active
POOTS, Jeremy→
director · ~55y · appointed 2001-10-11
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Active
GILMCRE, Gillian→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-08-16 · resigned 2001-10-11
Resigned
MCGLADE, Michael Martin→
director · ~53y · appointed 2002-12-18 · resigned 2008-02-06
Resigned
PALMER, Robert Desmond→
director · ~85y · appointed 2001-04-04 · resigned 2001-10-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NI Growth Loan Fund Ii General Partner in Its Capacity as General Partner for and on Behalf of NI Growth Loan Fund Ii LP
NI Growth Loan Fund Ii General Partner Limited in Its Capacity as General Partner for and on Behalf of NI Growth Loan Fund Ii LP
A registered charge—14/03/2024—
outstanding
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
A registered charge—27/08/2014—
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Recent filings (86 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-03-11