QUANTIC DESIGNS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC262524 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-27
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18130
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
  • 73110Advertising agencies
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees500500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-08-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-08-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-08-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-01
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    PHILLIPS, George Andrew appointed
    director
  10. 2023-02-01
    ➕
    THOMAS, Edwin Frank appointed
    director
  11. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2022-09-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-04-27
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  16. 2021-04-27
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2021-04-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2021-04-20
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2021-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-03-20
    ➖
    THORNTONS LAW LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2013-06-06
    ➖
    GENEVIEVE, Matthew Benjamin resigned
    director
  22. 2008-12-19
    ➖
    GILCHRIST, Christopher resigned
    director
  23. 2007-12-21
    ➖
    GENEVIEVE, Matthew Benjamin resigned
    secretary
  24. 2007-12-21
    ➕
    THORNTONS LAW LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-10-21
    ➕
    LANG, James Francis Patrick appointed
    director
  26. 2007-10-21
    ➕
    GENEVIEVE, Matthew Benjamin appointed
    director
  27. 2006-05-01
    ➕
    GENEVIEVE, Matthew Benjamin appointed
    secretary
  28. 2006-04-30
    ➖
    FRANCIS, Scott Alexander resigned
    secretary
  29. 2006-04-30
    ➖
    FRANCIS, Scott Alexander resigned
    director
  30. 2004-01-27
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    Company incorporated
    As QUANTIC DESIGNS LTD.
  31. 2004-01-27
    ➕
    FRANCIS, Scott Alexander appointed
    secretary
  32. 2004-01-27
    ➕
    FRANCIS, Scott Alexander appointed
    director
  33. 2004-01-27
    ➕
    GILCHRIST, Christopher appointed
    director
  34. 2004-01-27
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2004-01-27
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
Shona Read Lang
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/02/2023
Mr James Francis Patrick Lang
Individual · English · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/07/2017

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
Incorporated2004-01-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC18130 — SIC 18130

Registered office

Whitehall House
33 Yeaman House
Dundee
DD1 4BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

LANG, James Francis Patrick→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PHILLIPS, George Andrew→
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMAS, Edwin Frank→
director · ~78y · appointed 2023-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRANCIS, Scott Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-27 · resigned 2006-04-30
Resigned
GENEVIEVE, Matthew Benjamin→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-01 · resigned 2007-12-21
Resigned
THORNTONS LAW LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-12-21 · resigned 2019-03-20
Resigned
FRANCIS, Scott Alexander→
director · ~51y · appointed 2004-01-27 · resigned 2006-04-30
Resigned
GENEVIEVE, Matthew Benjamin→
director · ~49y · appointed 2007-10-21 · resigned 2013-06-06
Resigned
GILCHRIST, Christopher→
director · ~48y · appointed 2004-01-27 · resigned 2008-12-19
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-27 · resigned 2004-01-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-09-16