AIRSPRUNG SCOTLAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC068122 · ltd · incorporated 1979-05-23
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 43.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 43.8y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 43.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
19 officers (3 active, 19 linked, 17 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
131 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-12-31
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    YATES, Stephen Graham Warriner, Mr. resigned
    director
  18. 2004-07-28
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    GREGG, Andrew Russell resigned
    director
  19. 2004-03-31
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    DALLAWAY, Tean Elizabeth appointed
    director
  20. 2004-03-31
    ➖
    ALSOP, Andrew John Rose resigned
    director
  21. 2002-09-27
    ➖
    GORDON, Colin Adair resigned
    director
  22. 2002-09-27
    ➖
    RAFFERTY, John William Herkes resigned
    director
  23. 2002-04-29
    ➕
    LISANTI, Antonio appointed
    director
  24. 2001-11-16
    ➖
    CROOKS, David resigned
    director
  25. 2001-08-31
    ➖
    ZIEMNIAK, Peter Richard resigned
    director
  26. 2001-08-07
    ➕
    YATES, Stephen Graham Warriner, Mr. appointed
    director
  27. 2001-03-31
    ➖
    BURGESS, William resigned
    director
  28. 2001-03-01
    ➕
    RAFFERTY, John William Herkes appointed
    director
  29. 2000-04-01
    ➕
    CROOKS, David appointed
    director
  30. 2000-02-04
    ➖
    ANDERSON, John Spence resigned
    director
  31. 1999-04-01
    ➕
    ANDERSON, John Spence appointed
    director
  32. 1997-08-20
    ➖
    PIERCE, John Edward resigned
    director
  33. 1997-01-17
    ➖
    PARK, Ronald Guy resigned
    director
  34. 1997-01-01
    ➕
    GORDON, Colin Adair appointed
    director
  35. 1996-04-29
    ➕
    DALLAWAY, Tean Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  36. 1996-04-29
    ➖
    NETLEY, Brian Malcolm resigned
    secretary
  37. 1995-09-01
    ➕
    ALSOP, Andrew John Rose appointed
    director
  38. 1995-09-01
    ➖
    NETLEY, Brian Malcolm resigned
    director
  39. 1995-04-01
    ➖
    YATES, John Graham Warriner resigned
    director
  40. 1994-04-01
    ➖
    COPPEL, Michael Leonard resigned
    director
  41. 1994-04-01
    ➕
    ZIEMNIAK, Peter Richard appointed
    director
  42. 1993-06-01
    ➕
    PIERCE, John Edward appointed
    director
  43. 1992-04-01
    ➕
    GREGG, Andrew Russell appointed
    director
  44. 1991-11-15
    ➖
    RATTRAY, Andrew resigned
    director
  45. 1988-04-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  46. 1982-06-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  47. 1979-05-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIRSPRUNG SCOTLAND LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Stewart Perloff
Individual · British · DOB 09/1944 · age 82
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2017

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
Incorporated1979-05-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

2 Melville Street
Falkirk
FK1 1HZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (3 active · 16 resigned)

DALLAWAY, Tean Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1996-04-29
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Active
DALLAWAY, Tean Elizabeth→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-03-31
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Active
LISANTI, Antonio→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-04-29
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Active
NETLEY, Brian Malcolm→
secretary · resigned 1996-04-29
Resigned
ALSOP, Andrew John Rose→
director · ~69y · appointed 1995-09-01 · resigned 2004-03-31
Resigned
ANDERSON, John Spence→
director · ~69y · appointed 1999-04-01 · resigned 2000-02-04
Resigned
BURGESS, William→
director · ~87y · resigned 2001-03-31
Resigned
COPPEL, Michael Leonard→
director · ~95y · resigned 1994-04-01
Resigned
CROOKS, David→
director · ~69y · appointed 2000-04-01 · resigned 2001-11-16
Resigned
GORDON, Colin Adair→
director · ~67y · appointed 1997-01-01 · resigned 2002-09-27
Resigned
GREGG, Andrew Russell→
director · ~84y · appointed 1992-04-01 · resigned 2004-07-28
Resigned
NETLEY, Brian Malcolm→
director · ~90y · resigned 1995-09-01
Resigned
PARK, Ronald Guy→
director · ~73y · resigned 1997-01-17
Resigned
PIERCE, John Edward→
director · ~83y · appointed 1993-06-01 · resigned 1997-08-20
Resigned
RAFFERTY, John William Herkes→
director · ~83y · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2002-09-27
Resigned
RATTRAY, Andrew→
director · ~101y · resigned 1991-11-15
Resigned
YATES, John Graham Warriner→
director · ~111y · resigned 1995-04-01
Resigned
YATES, Stephen Graham Warriner, Mr.→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-08-07 · resigned 2011-12-31
Resigned
ZIEMNIAK, Peter Richard→
director · ~73y · appointed 1994-04-01 · resigned 2001-08-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Standard security1 property30/06/198213/04/1988

Recent filings (131 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-07