AYRSHIRE ALUMINIUM CO. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC075647 · ltd · incorporated 1981-07-24
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Conservative operator with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 38.2y

45/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 38.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
129 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £500,000

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-30
Profit before tax£500.0k
Average employees0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2021-07-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-07-14
    ➕
    BONE, Alastair Cameron appointed
    director
  9. 2021-07-14
    ➕
    WOODS, Martin appointed
    director
  10. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-01
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2021-06-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-05-21
    ➖
    MCKNIGHT, Robert resigned
    secretary
  14. 2021-05-21
    ➖
    MCKNIGHT, Robert resigned
    director
  15. 2020-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-08-30
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2019-08-30
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    Charge satisfied #3
  18. 2019-07-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2019-07-08
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  20. 2018-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2015-10-16
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    GLEN, John Douglas resigned
    director
  24. 2014-10-09
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    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2014-10-09
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2014-10-02
    ➕
    SMITH, Gavin Fleming appointed
    director
  27. 2014-10-02
    ➕
    SMITH, Martin Alan appointed
    director
  28. 2014-10-02
    ➖
    COUSINS, Steven Roger resigned
    director
  29. 2014-10-02
    ➖
    CRABB, Alastair Johnston resigned
    director
  30. 2014-10-02
    ➕
    GLEN, John Douglas appointed
    director
  31. 2014-10-02
    ➖
    YARLETT, Michael Stewart resigned
    director
  32. 2014-10-02
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  33. 2013-09-01
    ➕
    COUSINS, Steven Roger appointed
    director
  34. 2003-01-01
    ➖
    VAUGHAN, Pamela Mary resigned
    director
  35. 1999-02-12
    ➖
    LEVINE, Peter Michael resigned
    director
  36. 1997-05-31
    ➕
    LEVINE, Peter Michael appointed
    director
  37. 1991-04-23
    ➖
    CRABB, Alastair Johnston resigned
    secretary
  38. 1991-04-23
    ➕
    MCKNIGHT, Robert appointed
    secretary
  39. 1991-04-23
    ➕
    MCKNIGHT, Robert appointed
    director
  40. 1991-04-08
    ➖
    FISHER, Malcolm Gordon resigned
    director
  41. 1988-01-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  42. 1988-01-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  43. 1981-07-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AYRSHIRE ALUMINIUM CO. LIMITED

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 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 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Gmss Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Gmss Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AYRSHIRE ALUMINIUM CO. LIMITED
This company · SC075647

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Gmss Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-07-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

C/O Scotia Double Glazing Ltd Unit 2
Moorfield Park
Kilmarnock
KA2 0FJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

BONE, Alastair Cameron→
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Gavin Fleming→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Martin Alan→
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOODS, Martin→
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRABB, Alastair Johnston→
secretary · resigned 1991-04-23
Resigned
MCKNIGHT, Robert→
secretary · appointed 1991-04-23 · resigned 2021-05-21
Resigned
COUSINS, Steven Roger→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-09-01 · resigned 2014-10-02
Resigned
CRABB, Alastair Johnston→
director · ~74y · resigned 2014-10-02
Resigned
FISHER, Malcolm Gordon→
director · ~74y · resigned 1991-04-08
Resigned
GLEN, John Douglas→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-10-02 · resigned 2015-10-16
Resigned
LEVINE, Peter Michael→
director · ~71y · appointed 1997-05-31 · resigned 1999-02-12
Resigned
MCKNIGHT, Robert→
director · ~69y · appointed 1991-04-23 · resigned 2021-05-21
Resigned
VAUGHAN, Pamela Mary→
director · ~84y · resigned 2003-01-01
Resigned
YARLETT, Michael Stewart→
director · ~72y · resigned 2014-10-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property08/07/2019—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—02/10/201430/08/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Letter of offset1 property29/01/198809/10/2014
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property29/01/198809/10/2014
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Recent filings (129 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-06-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-01