COMMUNICATE MAILING SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC516368 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-24
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.
Why now
Window steady · high confidence
Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.
  • · Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → unclassified
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • · Opportunity score: 78 → 69
  • · Bankability: 75 → 65
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 6 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • ·Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → unclassified
  • ↓Opportunity score: 78 → 69
  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • ↓Bankability: 75 → 65
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoid → attractive
Last 90 days

Picture worsened over the last 90 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • ·Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → unclassified
  • ↓Opportunity score: 78 → 69
  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • ↓Bankability: 75 → 65
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoid → attractive
Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed holding with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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.

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Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2
Very low cash
Cash position: £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2
Net Worth
£2
Current Assets
£2
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£2—
Current assets£2—
Cash£2—
Net assets£2—

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2022-08-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-08-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-16
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  15. 2017-05-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2015-09-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COMMUNICATE MAILING SOLUTIONS LTD
  17. 2015-09-24
    ➕
    LATTA, Hugh appointed
    director
  18. 2015-09-24
    ➕
    LATTA, Tommy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-13

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Latta
Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/09/2016

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
Incorporated2015-09-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

8 Benview Road
Clarkston
Glasgow
G76 7PP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-13OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LATTA, Hugh→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-09-24
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Active
LATTA, Tommy→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-01