ALTITUDE INTERIM MANAGEMENT LTD.
💤Zombieactive
SC313753 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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 (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-10-20➖BROOKS, Linda resignedsecretary
- 2025-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2006-12-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ALTITUDE INTERIM MANAGEMENT LTD.
- 2006-12-20➕SPENCER, Eric John appointeddirector
- 2006-12-20➕BROOKS, Linda appointedsecretary
- 2006-12-20➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-12-20➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-12-20➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-12-20➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
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 |
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Mr Eric John Spencer Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-12-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Flat Ground 9 Crown Circus
Dowanhill
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G12 9HB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
SPENCER, Eric John→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2006-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROOKS, Linda→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-12-20 · resigned 2025-10-20
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-20 · resigned 2006-12-20
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-12-20 · resigned 2006-12-20
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Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-04