BRANDTASTIC LICENSING LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC771289 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-01
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
16 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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £100 |
| Debtors | — | £100 |
| Net assets | — | £100 |
| Average employees | 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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-07-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-07-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-02➕ADIE, Alan appointeddirector
- 2025-06-02➕ADIE, Angela appointeddirector
- 2025-06-02➖ADIE, Ian resigneddirector
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-09-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-09-11✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-09-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BRANDTASTIC LICENSING LIMITED
- 2023-06-01➕ADIE, Ian appointeddirector
- 2023-06-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Adie Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 31/05/2025 |
Mrs Angela Adie Individual · British · DOB 10/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 31/05/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ian Adieceased 31/05/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-06-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
6th Floor, Gordon Chambers
90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
ADIE, Angela→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2025-06-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ADIE, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2023-06-01 · resigned 2025-06-02
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-17
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-09-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-08