AIM DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC078303 · ltd · incorporated 1982-04-14
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
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year to Jul 2024
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 59). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 43.5y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 43.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
133 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees25002300

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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Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-23
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  2. 2025-04-22
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    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-07-16
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2024-07-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2023-04-28
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  7. 2022-04-29
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  8. 2021-05-12
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  9. 2020-04-30
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  10. 2019-04-29
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-02
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  12. 2018-08-02
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  13. 2018-08-02
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  14. 2018-08-02
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  15. 2018-08-02
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  16. 2018-08-02
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  17. 2018-07-31
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    MITCHELSON, Gareth appointed
    secretary
  18. 2018-07-31
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    MORRISON, Mairi resigned
    secretary
  19. 2018-07-31
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    MORRISON, Andrew Irving resigned
    director
  20. 2018-05-31
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    address · AD01
  21. 2011-08-01
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    MORRISON, Andrew John William appointed
    director
  22. 2009-08-04
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    Charge satisfied #4
  23. 2009-08-04
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    Charge satisfied #3
  24. 2008-06-25
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    BRUCE, Stephen Ian resigned
    director
  25. 2004-07-31
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2001-09-07
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    MCGILL, Alasdair Iain resigned
    secretary
  27. 2001-09-07
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    MORRISON, Mairi appointed
    secretary
  28. 2001-09-07
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    MCGILL, Alasdair Iain resigned
    director
  29. 2000-08-01
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    MCGILL, Alasdair Iain appointed
    secretary
  30. 2000-08-01
    ➖
    MORRISON, Mairi resigned
    secretary
  31. 2000-08-01
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    MCGILL, Alasdair Iain appointed
    director
  32. 1998-02-11
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    SCRIMGEOUR, Charles Philip appointed
    director
  33. 1998-02-11
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    BRUCE, Stephen Ian appointed
    director
  34. 1994-11-03
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  35. 1990-08-13
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Eagle Star Insurance Company LTD
  36. 1988-02-15
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    Charge satisfied #1
  37. 1982-10-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  38. 1982-04-14
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    Company incorporated
    As AIM DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 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.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew John William Morrison
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/07/2018
Mr Charles Philip Scrimgeour
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares19/07/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Aim Perth Limitedceased 31/07/2018· 75-100% shares

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

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-04-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities

Registered office

Inchcape House Inchcape Place, Arran Road
North Muirton Industrial Estate
Perth
PH1 3DU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

MITCHELSON, Gareth→
secretary · appointed 2018-07-31
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Active
MORRISON, Andrew John William→
director · ~45y · appointed 2011-08-01
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Active
SCRIMGEOUR, Charles Philip→
director · ~59y · appointed 1998-02-11
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Active
MCGILL, Alasdair Iain→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-01 · resigned 2001-09-07
Resigned
MORRISON, Mairi→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-07 · resigned 2018-07-31
Resigned
MORRISON, Mairi→
secretary · resigned 2000-08-01
Resigned
BRUCE, Stephen Ian→
director · ~61y · appointed 1998-02-11 · resigned 2008-06-25
Resigned
MCGILL, Alasdair Iain→
director · ~57y · appointed 2000-08-01 · resigned 2001-09-07
Resigned
MORRISON, Andrew Irving→
director · ~76y · resigned 2018-07-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property31/07/2004—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property03/11/199404/08/2009
satisfied
Eagle Star Insurance Company
Eagle Star Insurance Company LTD
Standard security1 property13/08/199004/08/2009
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property04/10/198215/02/1988
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Recent filings (133 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-07-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-30