LOOP DESIGN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC336964 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-30

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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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 exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	600	500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-08-28
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2024-08-27
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2023-12-17
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2023-10-24
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2023-10-13
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incorporation · MA
2023-10-13
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-13
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capital · SH01
2023-10-13
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officers · AP01
2023-10-09
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BAILLIE, Gareth appointed
director
2022-06-09
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2021-08-30
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2020-12-11
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2019-12-30
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2018-12-10
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2017-11-28
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2008-01-30
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Company incorporated
As LOOP DESIGN LIMITED
2008-01-30
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FALCONER, Stephen appointed
secretary
2008-01-30
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BROWN, Alison appointed
director
2008-01-30
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FALCONER, Stephen appointed
director
2008-01-30
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
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2008-01-30
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
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2008-01-30
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
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2008-01-30
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
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2008-01-30
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PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
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2008-01-30
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PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
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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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Alison Brown Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	29/01/2017

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

Incorporated2008-01-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

Narplan House

63 Main Street

Rutherglen

Glasgow

G73 2JH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-12

Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

FALCONER, Stephen→

secretary · appointed 2008-01-30

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Active

BAILLIE, Gareth→

director · ~45y · appointed 2023-10-09

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Active

BROWN, Alison→

director · ~54y · appointed 2008-01-30

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Active

FALCONER, Stephen→

director · ~58y · appointed 2008-01-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-01-30 · resigned 2008-01-30

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-01-30 · resigned 2008-01-30

Resigned

PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-01-30 · resigned 2008-01-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-08-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-08-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-12-17

capital-name-of-class-of-shares

capital · SH08

2023-10-24

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2023-10-13

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2023-10-13

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2023-10-13

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-10-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-06-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-08-30