FLEXIBLE DUCTING, LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC029203 · ltd · incorporated 1952-12-30
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
28 officers (2 active, 28 linked, 24 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
161 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-27➕VOYLE, James Anthony appointeddirector
- 2023-04-27➖LEWIS, David Robert resigneddirector
- 2023-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-11-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-02➖LAKIN, Eric resignedsecretary
- 2021-10-29➕KELLEHER, Mark Simon appointeddirector
- 2021-10-29➖HARRIS, Paul resigneddirector
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2019-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-06-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-06-11➕LEWIS, David Robert appointeddirector
- 2019-06-11➖TEMPLE, Neil William resigneddirector
- 2017-12-11➕LAKIN, Eric appointedsecretary
- 2017-12-11➖MCINNES, Alain Charles resignedsecretary
- 2017-05-15➕MCINNES, Alain Charles appointedsecretary
- 2017-04-05➖BURDETT, Neil Robert resignedsecretary
- 2015-12-17➖CARTER, Roland Henry Clyne resigneddirector
- 2015-12-17➖DENT, Peter William resigneddirector
- 2015-12-17➕HARRIS, Paul appointeddirector
- 2015-12-17➕TEMPLE, Neil William appointeddirector
- 2010-12-31➖FREEDMAN, Simon Michael resigneddirector
- 2009-07-15➖BROAD, Donald Andrew Robertson resigneddirector
- 2009-07-15➕CARTER, Roland Henry Clyne appointeddirector
- 2009-07-15➕DENT, Peter William appointeddirector
- 2009-07-15➕FREEDMAN, Simon Michael appointeddirector
- 2009-07-15➖QUARANTO, Leonard Anthony resigneddirector
- 2009-03-02➕BROAD, Donald Andrew Robertson appointeddirector
- 2009-03-02➕QUARANTO, Leonard Anthony appointeddirector
- 2009-03-02➖SMITH, William Theodore resigneddirector
- 2009-01-14➖SURCH, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2008-02-07➖ELLIS, Roger Clive resigneddirector
- 2006-09-30➖BATTLE, Philip Peter resigneddirector
- 2006-07-27➖HARDCASTLE, Graham Stuart resigneddirector
- 2006-07-27➕SURCH, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2004-07-30➖KEITH, Gordon resigneddirector
- 2002-07-31➖MARR, David Alistair Simpson resigneddirector
- 2002-03-26➕ELLIS, Roger Clive appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 67 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Smiths Interconnect Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Smiths Interconnect Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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FLEXIBLE DUCTING, LIMITED
This company · SC029203
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Smiths Interconnect Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1952-12-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290
Registered office
29 Dunsinane Avenue
Dundee
DD2 3QF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13
Officers (2 active · 26 resigned)
KELLEHER, Mark Simon→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2021-10-29
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VOYLE, James Anthony→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURDETT, Neil Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-12-11 · resigned 2017-04-05
LAKIN, Eric→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-12-11 · resigned 2021-11-02
MCINNES, Alain Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-05-15 · resigned 2017-12-11
SMITH, Alan→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2000-12-11
BATTLE, Philip Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 2006-09-30
BROAD, Donald Andrew Robertson→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2009-03-02 · resigned 2009-07-15
BROWN, Graeme James→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 1996-02-29
CARTER, Roland Henry Clyne→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2009-07-15 · resigned 2015-12-17
CLEWS, Simon Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 1999-07-21 · resigned 1999-07-28
CURRIE, David Crawford→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1993-11-01 · resigned 1998-10-30
DENT, Peter William→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2009-07-15 · resigned 2015-12-17
ELLIS, Roger Clive→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2002-03-26 · resigned 2008-02-07
ELLISON, Kenneth Arthur Frederick→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 1995-03-31
FLOWERDAY, David Nicholas→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1994-07-01 · resigned 1997-05-01
FREEDMAN, Simon Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2009-07-15 · resigned 2010-12-31
GOODING, Brian Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 1994-07-01
HARDCASTLE, Graham Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2002-03-26 · resigned 2006-07-27
HARRIS, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2015-12-17 · resigned 2021-10-29
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Recent filings (161 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09