ANGLE PARK SAND AND GRAVEL COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC065067 · ltd · incorporated 1978-06-12
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 08120
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 21.0y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees181900

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
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  2. 2024-10-24
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  3. 2023-11-01
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  4. 2023-01-12
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  5. 2021-09-16
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  6. 2020-09-04
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  7. 2019-11-06
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  8. 2018-10-24
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  9. 2018-01-29
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  10. 2017-05-31
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    MCFARLANE, Richard Hamilton resigned
    secretary
  11. 2017-05-31
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  12. 2016-11-04
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  13. 2016-06-28
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  14. 2016-06-27
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    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2016-06-21
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
  16. 2016-01-14
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  17. 2015-06-09
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  18. 2010-08-13
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  19. 2010-08-13
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  20. 2010-08-06
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  21. 2010-03-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: & Others
  22. 2007-08-02
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    MCFARLANE, Richard Hamilton appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-08-02
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    ROLLO DAVIDSON MCFARLANE, Messrs resigned
    secretary
  24. 2005-04-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Scottish Ministers
  25. 1999-02-02
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    MCCONNELL, Stella resigned
    director
  26. 1992-10-06
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    CUTHBERT, Francis Ian appointed
    director
  27. 1992-09-29
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    CUTHBERT, Anne Torrance resigned
    director
  28. 1992-09-29
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    CUTHBERT, Francis resigned
    director
  29. 1978-06-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGLE PARK SAND AND GRAVEL COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 48 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
6 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Naismith Cuthbert
Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73
50–75%
—50-75% shares30/05/2016
Mr Francis Ian Cuthbert
Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/05/2016

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
Incorporated1978-06-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC08120 — SIC 08120

Registered office

Melville Gates
Ladybank
Fife
KY15 7RF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

CUTHBERT, Francis Ian→
director · ~57y · appointed 1992-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUTHBERT, Ian Naismith→
director · ~73y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCFARLANE, Richard Hamilton→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-02 · resigned 2017-05-31
Resigned
ROLLO DAVIDSON MCFARLANE, Messrs→
secretary · resigned 2007-08-02
Resigned
CUTHBERT, Anne Torrance→
director · ~103y · resigned 1992-09-29
Resigned
CUTHBERT, Francis→
director · ~99y · resigned 1992-09-29
Resigned
MCCONNELL, Stella→
director · ~87y · resigned 1999-02-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
6
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge—21/06/2016—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Standard security1 property13/08/2010—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Standard security1 property13/08/2010—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Standard security1 property06/08/2010—
outstanding
& Others / Ian Naysmith Cuthbert
Standard security1 property17/03/2010—
outstanding
The Scottish Ministers
Standard security1 property15/04/2005—
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Recent filings (98 total)

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2026-02-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
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2024-10-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
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accounts · AA
2021-09-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-02
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accounts · AA
2019-11-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-17