NATIONAL SIGNS GROUP LTD

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SC552623 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒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
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2025-03-05
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    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-03-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-02-27
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    MCGRATH, Alexander appointed
    director
  5. 2025-02-27
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    ARMOUR, David John resigned
    director
  6. 2025-02-27
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    DUFF, Gordon resigned
    director
  7. 2025-02-27
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    ROONEY, William James resigned
    director
  8. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-02-27
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  10. 2025-02-27
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  11. 2025-02-27
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  12. 2025-02-27
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  13. 2023-12-20
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  14. 2023-02-10
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  15. 2023-02-10
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  16. 2023-02-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-02-09
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    BRESE, Allan Frederick resigned
    director
  18. 2023-02-09
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    ROONEY, William James appointed
    director
  19. 2023-02-09
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    ROSS, Graham resigned
    director
  20. 2022-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  25. 2017-10-13
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    ARMOUR, David John appointed
    director
  26. 2017-10-13
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    BALLANTYNE, Glen resigned
    director
  27. 2017-10-13
    ➕
    BRESE, Allan Frederick appointed
    director
  28. 2017-10-13
    ➕
    DUFF, Gordon appointed
    director
  29. 2017-10-13
    ➕
    ROSS, Graham appointed
    director
  30. 2016-12-14
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    Company incorporated
    As NATIONAL SIGNS GROUP LTD
  31. 2016-12-14
    ➕
    BALLANTYNE, Glen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Centurion Signs (U.K.) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Centurion Signs (U.K.) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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NATIONAL SIGNS GROUP LTD
This company · SC552623

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
Centurion Signs (U.K.) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Glen Ballantyneceased 07/03/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2016-12-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

38 Carron Place
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G75 0TS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

MCGRATH, Alexander→
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMOUR, David John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-10-13 · resigned 2025-02-27
Resigned
BALLANTYNE, Glen→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-12-14 · resigned 2017-10-13
Resigned
BRESE, Allan Frederick→
director · ~73y · appointed 2017-10-13 · resigned 2023-02-09
Resigned
DUFF, Gordon→
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-10-13 · resigned 2025-02-27
Resigned
ROONEY, William James→
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-02-09 · resigned 2025-02-27
Resigned
ROSS, Graham→
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-10-13 · resigned 2023-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-10