442 DESIGN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC237282 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-24
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 23.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£109.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.3y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £109,864
Cash YoY
+91%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£194k
↑ 91% YoY
Net Worth
£110k
↑ 226% YoY
Current Assets
£396k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£111k£223k£334k£446k£557kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£128.1k£112.0k
Current assets£396.2k£557.0k
Cash£194.3k£101.9k
Debtors£199.7k£352.9k
Net assets£109.9k£33.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-26
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  3. 2023-09-29
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  4. 2022-12-31
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  5. 2022-04-07
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    capital · SH01
  6. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2020-12-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2020-12-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  10. 2020-12-02
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-12-02
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-11
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    capital · SH01
  14. 2020-02-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2020-02-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  16. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-05-15
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    accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AAMD
  19. 2017-01-31
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    WISHART, Valerie Anne resigned
    secretary
  20. 2017-01-31
    ➖
    WISHART, Valerie Anne resigned
    director
  21. 2014-01-01
    ➕
    FOX, Peter appointed
    director
  22. 2012-08-10
    ➖
    PEEL, Nicholas Gerard resigned
    director
  23. 2012-06-29
    ➖
    RETTIE, Kevin resigned
    director
  24. 2010-06-25
    ➕
    FORBES, Tracey Corrigan appointed
    director
  25. 2009-05-01
    ➕
    WISHART, Valerie Anne appointed
    secretary
  26. 2009-04-30
    ➖
    SMITH, Laurence Alexander resigned
    secretary
  27. 2008-01-03
    ➖
    FOX, Peter resigned
    director
  28. 2008-01-03
    ➖
    SMITH, Laurence Alexander resigned
    director
  29. 2007-03-22
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  30. 2006-11-13
    ➕
    PEEL, Nicholas Gerard appointed
    director
  31. 2006-11-13
    ➕
    WISHART, Valerie Anne appointed
    director
  32. 2003-04-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  33. 2002-09-24
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    Company incorporated
    As 442 DESIGN LIMITED
  34. 2002-09-24
    ➕
    DUNN, David George appointed
    director
  35. 2002-09-24
    ➕
    SMITH, Laurence Alexander appointed
    secretary
  36. 2002-09-24
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2002-09-24
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2002-09-24
    ➕
    FOX, Peter appointed
    director
  39. 2002-09-24
    ➕
    RETTIE, Kevin appointed
    director
  40. 2002-09-24
    ➕
    SMITH, Laurence Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Peter Fox
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control02/12/2020
Mr David George Dunn
Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control02/12/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-09-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

York House 14 South St. Andrew Street
5th Floor
Edinburgh
EH2 2AZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last: 2025-08-27

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

DUNN, David George→
director · ~56y · appointed 2002-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORBES, Tracey Corrigan→
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOX, Peter→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Laurence Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-24 · resigned 2009-04-30
Resigned
WISHART, Valerie Anne→
secretary · appointed 2009-05-01 · resigned 2017-01-31
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-24 · resigned 2002-09-24
Resigned
FOX, Peter→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-09-24 · resigned 2008-01-03
Resigned
PEEL, Nicholas Gerard→
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-11-13 · resigned 2012-08-10
Resigned
RETTIE, Kevin→
director · ~56y · appointed 2002-09-24 · resigned 2012-06-29
Resigned
SMITH, Laurence Alexander→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-09-24 · resigned 2008-01-03
Resigned
WISHART, Valerie Anne→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-11-13 · resigned 2017-01-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property13/02/2020—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property10/04/200322/03/2007
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Recent filings (83 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-12-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-12-02
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2020-12-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-02