ACTIVE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC519339 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£1.07M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Site preparation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
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
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,072,420
Net assets shrinking
Down £40,708 YoY
Cash YoY
-15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£438k
↓ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↓ 3.7% YoY
Current Assets
£624k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£223k£445k£668k£891k£1.1mNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£1.11M£1.15M
Current assets£623.7k£805.8k
Cash£438.5k£513.6k
Debtors£185.2k£292.2k
Net assets£1.07M£1.11M

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

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1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-04
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-06-11
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    capital · SH10
  9. 2021-06-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2021-05-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-05-11
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  12. 2021-05-11
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  13. 2021-05-10
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  14. 2021-05-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2021-04-01
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    EDWARDS, Claire appointed
    director
  16. 2020-11-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-11-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-11-19
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    officers · CH01
  19. 2020-11-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2020-11-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2020-07-29
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    HUTCHINSON, William resigned
    director
  22. 2016-06-28
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    HUTCHINSON, William appointed
    director
  23. 2015-11-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD
  24. 2015-11-03
    ➕
    EDWARDS, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 John Edwards
Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/11/2016

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
Incorporated2015-11-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43120 — Site preparation

Registered office

Yard 2 Old Auldton Mine (Colliery)
Carlisle Road
Lesmahagow
ML11 0JU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

EDWARDS, Claire→
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDWARDS, John→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUTCHINSON, William→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-06-28 · resigned 2020-07-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-04
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2021-06-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-06-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-22