ARE TALLENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC393961 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-22
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£10.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 7.7y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
27 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £10,507
Net assets shrinking
Down £624,630 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 84% YoY
Cash YoY
-84%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
↓ 84% YoY
Net Worth
£11k
↓ 98% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↓ 98% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.5k | £635.1k |
| Current assets | £15.3k | £789.9k |
| Cash | £2.8k | £17.0k |
| Debtors | £12.5k | £772.9k |
| Net assets | £10.5k | £635.1k |
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 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-08🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-10-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-10-25🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-10-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-01-20📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-08-18🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Icg- Longbow Debt Investments No.4 S.À Rl
- 2021-08-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-08-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-08-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-13➖COSTER, Gordon Knox resigneddirector
- 2021-02-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-02-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-09-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-12-27🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2019-12-27🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2019-05-24➕BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-05-13➕BOYD, Rory Ewen appointeddirector
- 2018-08-10🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Icg-Longbow Investment No.5 S.A.R.L.
- 2018-08-03🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Icg-Longbow Investment No.5 S.A.R.L
- 2018-08-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Icg-Longbow Investment No. 5 S.a R.L
- 2018-08-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Icg-Longbow Investment No. 5 S.a R.L
- 2013-07-23➕RICHARDSON, Christopher William appointeddirector
- 2013-07-23➕COSTER, Gordon Knox appointeddirector
- 2011-02-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ARE TALLENTS LIMITED
- 2011-02-22➕GAFFNEY, David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Ambassador Real Estate Investments Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
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Ambassador Real Estate Investments Ltd
Corporate parent
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ARE TALLENTS LIMITED
This company · SC393961
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ambassador Real Estate Investments Ltd Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 13/08/2021 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ambassador Investment Partners Ltdceased 13/05/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Icg Alternative Investment Limitedceased 23/02/2021· 75-100% shares
- Icg Fmc Limitedceased 23/02/2021· 75-100% shares
- Ambassador Viscounte Ltdceased 13/05/2019· 75-100% shares
- Ambassador Viscounte Ltdceased 13/08/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-02-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
C/O Brodies Llp
110 Queen Street
Glasgow
G1 3BX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2019-05-24
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BOYD, Rory Ewen→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-05-13
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GAFFNEY, David→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-02-22
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RICHARDSON, Christopher William→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2013-07-23
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COSTER, Gordon Knox→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2013-07-23 · resigned 2021-08-13
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Icg- Longbow Debt Investments No.4 S.À Rl | A registered charge | — | 18/08/2021 | 08/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Icg-Longbow Investment No.5 S.A.R.L. | A registered charge | 2 properties | 10/08/2018 | 27/12/2019 | |
| satisfied | Icg-Longbow Investment No.5 S.A.R.L | A registered charge | — | 03/08/2018 | 27/12/2019 | |
| satisfied | Icg-Longbow Investment No. 5 S.a R.L | A registered charge | — | 03/08/2018 | 25/10/2022 | |
| satisfied | Icg-Longbow Investment No. 5 S.a R.L | A registered charge | — | 03/08/2018 | 25/10/2022 |
Recent filings (66 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-10-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-30