ATALANTA ADVERTISING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC175252 · ltd · incorporated 1997-05-08
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 28.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£158.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 28.9y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £158,932
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,595 YoY
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£130k
↑ 7.9% YoY
Net Worth
£159k
↓ 8.9% YoY
Current Assets
£306k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£61k£122k£183k£245k£306kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£158.9k£174.5k
Current assets£305.8k£269.8k
Cash£129.9k£120.3k
Debtors£171.0k£134.4k
Net assets£158.9k£174.5k

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

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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
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    termination-director-company
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-09-01
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  3. 2025-09-01
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2025-09-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-05-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2017-05-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2004-04-07
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2003-05-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2002-12-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 1997-05-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  21. 1997-05-19
    ➕
    MCQUEEN, Alan Lumsden appointed
    secretary
  22. 1997-05-19
    ➕
    HALL, George Stewart appointed
    director
  23. 1997-05-19
    ➕
    MCQUEEN, Alan Lumsden appointed
    director
  24. 1997-05-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ATALANTA ADVERTISING LIMITED
  25. 1997-05-08
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  26. 1997-05-08
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1997-05-08
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  28. 1997-05-08
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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 Alan Lumsden Mcqueen
Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67
——board controlboard control06/04/2016
Mr George Stewart Hall
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
——board controlboard control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-05-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

6th Floor Gordon Chambers
90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-22
Last: 2025-05-08

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MCQUEEN, Alan Lumsden→
secretary · appointed 1997-05-19
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Active
HALL, George Stewart→
director · ~65y · appointed 1997-05-19
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Active
MCQUEEN, Alan Lumsden→
director · ~67y · appointed 1997-05-19
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Active
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-05-08 · resigned 1997-05-08
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1997-05-08 · resigned 1997-05-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property07/04/2004—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property20/12/2002—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property30/05/199728/05/2003
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Recent filings (83 total)

termination-director-company
officers · TM01
2026-04-28
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-09-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10