ARANJO MARKETING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC455754 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-31
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Media representation services
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees2300

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
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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  2. 2024-04-30
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  3. 2023-09-19
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  4. 2023-07-31
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  5. 2023-04-28
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  6. 2023-04-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-04-29
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-28
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  9. 2020-07-29
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  10. 2019-06-19
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  11. 2019-06-19
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  12. 2019-06-19
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  15. 2019-06-19
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  16. 2019-04-25
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  17. 2018-04-30
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  18. 2013-08-01
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    NEWBIGGING, Arlene appointed
    director
  19. 2013-07-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ARANJO MARKETING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  20. 2013-07-31
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    GRADY, Arlene Newbigging appointed
    director
  21. 2013-07-31
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    GRADY, Philip 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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Grady
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/03/2023
Arlene Newbigging Grady
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Philip Gradyceased 31/07/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2013-07-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC73120 — Media representation services

Registered office

C/O 10th Floor
133 Finnieston Street
Glasgow
G3 8HB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

GRADY, Arlene Newbigging→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-07-31
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Active
GRADY, Philip→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-07-31
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Active
NEWBIGGING, Arlene→
director · ~81y · appointed 2013-08-01
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Active

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-29