MOBILE VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
NI073169 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.3y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (6 active, 15 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees18001700

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-02
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  2. 2024-05-21
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  3. 2023-06-01
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  4. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  5. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-10-08
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    officers · TM02
  9. 2018-10-08
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    officers · AP03
  10. 2018-10-01
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    MOONEY, Theresa appointed
    secretary
  11. 2018-09-30
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    O'HAGAN, Lorraine resigned
    secretary
  12. 2018-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-30
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    MC ATEER, Patricia Ann appointed
    director
  14. 2017-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-30
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-07-18
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  17. 2017-07-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2016-02-10
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    MC ATEER, Conall appointed
    director
  19. 2016-02-10
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    MC ATEER, Donnacha appointed
    director
  20. 2016-02-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
  21. 2014-12-31
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    MCATEER, Thomas Kieron resigned
    director
  22. 2013-12-31
    ➖
    REYNOLDS, Anthony resigned
    director
  23. 2013-08-22
    ➕
    MCATEER, Simon appointed
    director
  24. 2013-08-22
    ➖
    MCATEER, John resigned
    secretary
  25. 2013-08-22
    ➖
    MCATEER, Thomas Kieron resigned
    secretary
  26. 2013-08-22
    ➕
    O'HAGAN, Lorraine appointed
    secretary
  27. 2013-08-22
    ➕
    REYNOLDS, Anthony appointed
    director
  28. 2011-12-21
    ➖
    DOONAN, Anthony resigned
    director
  29. 2011-12-21
    ➖
    VICKERMAN, Andrew resigned
    director
  30. 2009-07-10
    ➕
    MCATEER, John appointed
    director
  31. 2009-07-10
    ➕
    MCATEER, John appointed
    secretary
  32. 2009-07-10
    ➕
    MCATEER, Thomas Kieron appointed
    secretary
  33. 2009-07-10
    ➖
    MOYNE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2009-07-10
    ➕
    DOONAN, Anthony appointed
    director
  35. 2009-07-10
    ➖
    KEARNS, John Joseph resigned
    director
  36. 2009-07-10
    ➕
    MCATEER, Thomas Kieron appointed
    director
  37. 2009-07-10
    ➕
    VICKERMAN, Andrew appointed
    director
  38. 2009-07-09
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    Company incorporated
    As MOBILE VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS LIMITED
  39. 2009-07-09
    ➕
    MOYNE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  40. 2009-07-09
    ➕
    KEARNS, John Joseph appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Mcateer
Individual · Irish · DOB 10/1981 · age 45
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting09/07/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Mcateerceased 08/07/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated2009-07-09
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

6 Springhill Road
Carnbane Industrial Estate
Newry
County Down
BT35 6EF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-12
Last: 2026-04-28

Officers (6 active · 9 resigned)

MOONEY, Theresa→
secretary · appointed 2018-10-01
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Active
MC ATEER, Conall→
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-02-10
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Active
MC ATEER, Donnacha→
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-02-10
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Active
MC ATEER, Patricia Ann→
director · ~70y · appointed 2017-08-30
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Active
MCATEER, John→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-07-10
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Active
MCATEER, Simon→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-08-22
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Active
MCATEER, John→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-10 · resigned 2013-08-22
Resigned
MCATEER, Thomas Kieron→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-10 · resigned 2013-08-22
Resigned
O'HAGAN, Lorraine→
secretary · appointed 2013-08-22 · resigned 2018-09-30
Resigned
MOYNE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-07-09 · resigned 2009-07-10
Resigned
DOONAN, Anthony→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-07-10 · resigned 2011-12-21
Resigned
KEARNS, John Joseph→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-07-09 · resigned 2009-07-10
Resigned
MCATEER, Thomas Kieron→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-07-10 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned
REYNOLDS, Anthony→
director · ~81y · appointed 2013-08-22 · resigned 2013-12-31
Resigned
VICKERMAN, Andrew→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-07-10 · resigned 2011-12-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Ulster Bank Limited
A registered charge—10/02/2016—
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Recent filings (71 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
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accounts · AA
2023-06-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
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accounts · AA
2022-05-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
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accounts · AA
2021-07-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-22
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accounts · AA
2020-05-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-11