AYRSHIRE METAL PENSION TRUST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC049149 · ltd · incorporated 1971-09-06
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25500
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-29
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    CHETTLE, Nathan appointed
    secretary
  4. 2024-02-29
    ➖
    PICKERILL, David Keith resigned
    secretary
  5. 2024-02-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-02-29
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2023-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-22
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    FINDLAY, Charles Boyd appointed
    director
  17. 2019-02-22
    ➖
    MACNAB, Colin Thomas resigned
    director
  18. 2019-02-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-02-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2018-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-02-20
    ➕
    STAFFORD-CHARLES, Fraser Mark appointed
    director
  22. 2018-02-20
    ➖
    SHORT, Peter John resigned
    director
  23. 2012-05-01
    ➕
    SHORT, Peter John appointed
    director
  24. 2011-03-28
    ➖
    WILSON, William Simon resigned
    director
  25. 2000-04-17
    ➕
    PICKERILL, David Keith appointed
    secretary
  26. 2000-03-31
    ➖
    GOODWIN, Christopher Gordon resigned
    secretary
  27. 1998-07-27
    ➕
    GOODWIN, Christopher Gordon appointed
    secretary
  28. 1998-07-27
    ➖
    SHORT, Peter John resigned
    secretary
  29. 1997-04-25
    ➕
    WILSON, Mark Lithgow appointed
    director
  30. 1997-04-25
    ➖
    BOYD, James Edward resigned
    director
  31. 1994-11-28
    ➕
    SHORT, Peter John appointed
    secretary
  32. 1994-11-25
    ➖
    BROWN, John Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  33. 1994-04-01
    ➕
    MACNAB, Colin Thomas appointed
    director
  34. 1971-09-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AYRSHIRE METAL PENSION TRUST LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 Mark Lithgow Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
—75–100%75-100% voting · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1971-09-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25500 — SIC 25500

Registered office

24 Royal Circus
Edinburgh
EH3 6SS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

CHETTLE, Nathan→
secretary · appointed 2024-02-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FINDLAY, Charles Boyd→
director · ~66y · appointed 2019-02-22
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Active
STAFFORD-CHARLES, Fraser Mark→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Mark Lithgow→
director · ~66y · appointed 1997-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, John Kenneth→
secretary · resigned 1994-11-25
Resigned
GOODWIN, Christopher Gordon→
secretary · appointed 1998-07-27 · resigned 2000-03-31
Resigned
PICKERILL, David Keith→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-17 · resigned 2024-02-29
Resigned
SHORT, Peter John→
secretary · appointed 1994-11-28 · resigned 1998-07-27
Resigned
BOYD, James Edward→
director · ~98y · resigned 1997-04-25
Resigned
MACNAB, Colin Thomas→
director · ~88y · appointed 1994-04-01 · resigned 2019-02-22
Resigned
SHORT, Peter John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-05-01 · resigned 2018-02-20
Resigned
WILSON, William Simon→
director · ~104y · resigned 2011-03-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (118 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-29
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13