THE UNION ADVERTISING AGENCY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC160047 · ltd · incorporated 1995-08-29

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 29.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Advertising agencies

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 29.9y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 29.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (6 active, 17 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

142 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	5000	5000

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2025-10-07
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officers · CH01
2025-06-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-05
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officers · AP01
2025-06-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-05
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-29
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BATEY, Ian Daniel appointed
director
2025-05-29
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CAMPBELL MAIR, Emma appointed
director
2025-05-29
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LINDSAY, Andrew Charles resigned
director
2025-05-29
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MCATEER, Ian Henderson resigned
director
2025-05-29
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REID, Mark Thomas resigned
director
2025-05-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
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capital · SH02
2023-02-17
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capital · SH08
2023-02-17
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incorporation · MA
2023-02-17
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-17
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capital · RP04SH01
2023-01-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-01-19
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capital · SH01
2023-01-19
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capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2021-08-17
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BLAIR, Heather Margaret appointed
director
2021-08-17
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KILLOUGH, Louise appointed
director
2020-09-01
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BLAIR, Heather Margaret appointed
secretary
2020-09-01
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REID, Mark Thomas resigned
secretary
2018-04-16
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HARDIE, Kyle George resigned
director
2016-03-16
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Charge satisfied #1
2012-06-19
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HART, Michael appointed
director
2012-06-19
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HARDIE, Kyle George appointed
director
2008-10-21
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2003-10-01
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SCOTT, Simon resigned
director
2000-09-28
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TAYLOR, Paul Vincent Macdougall resigned
director
1999-06-14
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GRAY OF CONTIN, Hamish, Lord resigned
director
1998-01-01
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TAYLOR, Paul Vincent Macdougall appointed
director
1996-05-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1996-02-26
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REID, Mark Thomas appointed
secretary
1996-02-26
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ANDERSON STRATHERN WS resigned
corporate-secretary
1996-02-26
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GRAY OF CONTIN, Hamish, Lord appointed
director
1996-02-26
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KERR, John Neilson resigned
director
1996-02-26
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LINDSAY, Andrew Charles appointed
director
1996-02-26
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MCATEER, Ian Henderson appointed
director
1996-02-26
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REID, Mark Thomas appointed
director
1996-02-26
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SCOTT, Simon appointed
director
1996-02-26
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STUART, John Forester resigned
director
1995-08-29
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Company incorporated
As THE UNION ADVERTISING AGENCY LIMITED

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Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: LINDSAY, Andrew Charles resigned 2025-05-29; MCATEER, Ian Henderson resigned 2025-05-29; REID, Mark Thomas resigned 2025-05-29

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Union Group Eot Limited

Corporate parent

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Agents Of Change (Scotland) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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THE UNION ADVERTISING AGENCY LIMITED

This company · SC160047

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Agents Of Change (Scotland) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/01/2023
Union Group Eot Limited Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	29/05/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Ian Henderson Mcateerceased 29/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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

Incorporated1995-08-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

18 Inverleith Terrace

Edinburgh

Midlothian

EH3 5NS

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-09

Last: 2025-08-26