ADVANCED TOOLING & COMPONENTS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC390200 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-09
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
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). 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 (78/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-14
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  3. 2023-09-20
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  4. 2022-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  5. 2021-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-01-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-09-01
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-01-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-09-22
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-01-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-08-05
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    MCLUSKEY, Frank appointed
    director
  17. 2010-12-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED TOOLING & COMPONENTS LTD.
  18. 2010-12-09
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2010-12-09
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2010-12-09
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  21. 2010-12-09
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Frank Mcluskey
Individual · British · DOB 03/1951 · age 75
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-12-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

18 Tennant Complex
Tennant Avenue East Kilbride
Glasgow
G74 5NA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MCLUSKEY, Frank→
director · ~75y · appointed 2011-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-12-09 · resigned 2010-12-09
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-12-09 · resigned 2010-12-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-26