ASC 2021 EMPLOYEES LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC717321 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-12-10
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-12-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-29📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-03-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-02-09➕CANTWELL, Brendan appointeddirector
- 2022-02-09➕CANTWELL, Samantha-Jane appointeddirector
- 2021-12-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ASC 2021 EMPLOYEES LIMITED
- 2021-12-10➕MCKENZIE, Audrey Agnes Mcleod appointeddirector
- 2021-12-10➕MCKENZIE, Gordon appointeddirector
- 2021-12-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
56/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +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 63. 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.)
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| BAHADAR SINGH ENGINEERING LIMITED→ SC172173 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| BAPTIE DESIGN LIMITED→ SC595980 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BARCLAY HARRIS LTD→ SC667550 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BARR PETROLEUM SERVICES LIMITED→ SC481417 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| BATHGATE AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ SC747140 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BATHGATE FACILITY MANAGEMENT LTD→ SC882335 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BAUM UK LIMITED→ SC234354 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| BAVELAW CONSULTANCY LTD→ SC772879 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BCI CONSULTING LTD→ SC653373 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BEAD BIOPHARMA LIMITED→ SC763273 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BEANCO LIMITED→ SC190600 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| BEAU & BROWN CO LIMITED→ SC869899 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2021-12-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management
Registered office
Unit 19 Newbridge Industrial Estate
Brownrigg Road
Newbridge
Midlothian
EH28 8PJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
CANTWELL, Brendan→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2022-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CANTWELL, Samantha-Jane→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCKENZIE, Audrey Agnes Mcleod→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-12-10
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MCKENZIE, Gordon→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2021-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (19 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-06