ALWAYS BE CONTENT LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC558181 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-20
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£134.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 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
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £134,448
Cash YoY
+53%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£290k
↑ 53% YoY
Net Worth
£134k
↑ 85% YoY
Current Assets
£415k
↑ 2.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £142.6k | £119.3k |
| Current assets | £415.4k | £404.9k |
| Cash | £290.2k | £190.1k |
| Debtors | £125.2k | £214.8k |
| Net assets | £134.4k | £72.7k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-13📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-11-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-10-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-27➖MILNE, Graham Alexander resigneddirector
- 2025-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-01➕RYAN, Zoe Patricia appointeddirector
- 2024-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-24📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-05-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-05-24📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2022-01-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-31➖KEMPSTER, Jennifer resigneddirector
- 2021-12-31➖KEMPSTER, Stephen Daniel resigneddirector
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-07➕MILNE, Graham Alexander appointeddirector
- 2017-03-29➕MARTIN, Louise appointeddirector
- 2017-03-29➕KEMPSTER, Jennifer appointeddirector
- 2017-03-29➕KEMPSTER, Stephen Daniel appointeddirector
- 2017-02-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ALWAYS BE CONTENT LIMITED
- 2017-02-20➕MARTIN, Peter Damien appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter Damien Martin Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-02-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies
Registered office
75 Trafalgar Lane
Leith
Edinburgh
EH6 4DQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
MARTIN, Louise→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2017-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARTIN, Peter Damien→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2017-02-20
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RYAN, Zoe Patricia→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2025-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KEMPSTER, Jennifer→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2017-03-29 · resigned 2021-12-31
KEMPSTER, Stephen Daniel→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2017-03-29 · resigned 2021-12-31
MILNE, Graham Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2020-04-07 · resigned 2025-10-27
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Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-11-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-18
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-05-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-05-24