ADDITIVE PERSONALISATION LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC671155 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-18
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (6 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-21
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-03
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    officers · CH03
  3. 2025-09-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-09-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-09-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-09-03
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  7. 2025-09-03
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  9. 2025-09-03
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  10. 2025-08-20
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  11. 2025-06-09
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  12. 2025-04-02
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    officers · AP03
  13. 2025-04-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2025-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2025-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2025-03-31
    ROSS, Allan John appointed
    secretary
  17. 2025-03-31
    MCARTHUR, Anna Louise Liberty appointed
    director
  18. 2025-03-31
    MCARTHUR, Anna Louise Liberty resigned
    secretary
  19. 2025-03-31
    ROSS, Allan John resigned
    director
  20. 2024-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2024-09-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2023-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2022-11-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2022-07-12
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  25. 2022-05-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  26. 2022-04-30
    AFFLECK, Patrick Andrew Robert appointed
    director
  27. 2022-04-30
    TODHUNTER, Darren appointed
    director
  28. 2022-04-30
    MCARTHUR, Anna Louise Liberty appointed
    secretary
  29. 2022-04-28
    ROSS, Allan John appointed
    director
  30. 2020-08-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ADDITIVE PERSONALISATION LIMITED
  31. 2020-08-18
    FEW, Jack William appointed
    director
  32. 2020-08-18
    GILL, Richard James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Havas Uk Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

🏛️
Havas Uk Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
majority
ADDITIVE PERSONALISATION LIMITED
This company · SC671155

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Havas Uk Limited
Corporate entity
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control30/04/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Richard James Gillceased 30/04/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Jack William Fewceased 30/04/2022· 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
Incorporated2020-08-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

Clyde Offices
48 West George Street
Glasgow
City Of Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (6 active · 2 resigned)

ROSS, Allan John
secretary · appointed 2025-03-31
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Active
AFFLECK, Patrick Andrew Robert
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-04-30
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Active
FEW, Jack William
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-08-18
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Active
GILL, Richard James
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-08-18
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Active
MCARTHUR, Anna Louise Liberty
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-03-31
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Active
TODHUNTER, Darren
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-04-30
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Active
MCARTHUR, Anna Louise Liberty
secretary · appointed 2022-04-30 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned
ROSS, Allan John
director · ~65y · appointed 2022-04-28 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-09-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-02