FRAME CREATIVE PR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC483927 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 3.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.0y

60/100
clean up first

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

  • · Charge age ~3.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees503200

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

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Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  3. 2025-04-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-03-25
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  5. 2025-03-25
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  6. 2024-09-12
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  7. 2023-11-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-11-14
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    MITCHELL, Keli resigned
    director
  9. 2023-06-09
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  10. 2023-06-06
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  11. 2023-06-06
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  12. 2023-06-05
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    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  13. 2023-06-02
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    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  14. 2023-05-30
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  15. 2023-05-16
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  16. 2023-05-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  17. 2023-05-16
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  18. 2023-05-16
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  19. 2023-05-16
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  20. 2023-05-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
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  21. 2023-05-16
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  22. 2023-05-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
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  23. 2023-05-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  24. 2023-05-15
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Roslynn Elizabeth Mclean Mackay (As Security Trustee)
  25. 2023-05-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money)
  26. 2023-05-12
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    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2023-05-12
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    MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2023-05-12
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    MITCHELL, Keli appointed
    director
  29. 2023-05-12
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    O'DONNELL, Gary resigned
    director
  30. 2023-05-12
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    WALKER, Angus Greig resigned
    director
  31. 2023-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  32. 2023-02-01
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    WILSON, Andrew John resigned
    director
  33. 2015-03-18
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    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2015-02-19
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    MCCRANOR, Stephen Brian appointed
    director
  35. 2014-08-08
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    Company incorporated
    As FRAME CREATIVE PR LIMITED
  36. 2014-08-08
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    ROBERTSON, Malcolm George Wallace appointed
    director
  37. 2014-08-08
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    O'DONNELL, Gary appointed
    director
  38. 2014-08-08
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    WALKER, Angus Greig appointed
    director
  39. 2014-08-08
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    WILSON, Andrew John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Frame Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Frame Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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FRAME CREATIVE PR LIMITED
This company · SC483927

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Frame Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Charlotte Street Partners Limitedceased 15/05/2023· 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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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-08-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

Four Winds Pavilion
Pacific Quay
Glasgow
G51 1DZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

MCCRANOR, Stephen Brian→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Malcolm George Wallace→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-03-18 · resigned 2023-05-12
Resigned
MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-05-12 · resigned 2025-04-30
Resigned
MITCHELL, Keli→
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-05-12 · resigned 2023-11-14
Resigned
O'DONNELL, Gary→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-08-08 · resigned 2023-05-12
Resigned
WALKER, Angus Greig→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-08-08 · resigned 2023-05-12
Resigned
WILSON, Andrew John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-08-08 · resigned 2023-02-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Roslynn Elizabeth Mclean Mackay (As Security Trustee)
A registered charge—15/05/2023—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money)
A registered charge—15/05/2023—
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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
annual-return · RP04AR01
2023-06-09
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-06-06
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2023-06-06
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2023-06-05
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2023-06-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-30