ATGO DESIGN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC472162 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-11
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-04-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2022-09-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-09-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-21
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  11. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2019-03-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-03-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-02-28
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    dissolution · DS02
  17. 2019-02-12
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  18. 2014-03-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ATGO DESIGN LIMITED
  19. 2014-03-11
    JACK, Alexander James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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 Alexander James Jack
Individual · British · DOB 10/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/07/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Kayley Jackceased 26/04/2023· 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
Incorporated2014-03-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

14 Castlepark Drive
Kintore
Inverurie
AB51 0SL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-11
Last: 2025-04-27

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JACK, Alexander James
director · ~35y · appointed 2014-03-11
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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10