SCOTIA DOUBLE GLAZING LIMITED

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SC084590 · ltd · incorporated 1983-09-13

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Sector: Manufacturing

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. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (77/100).

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Refinance opportunity

12 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 42.5y

45/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 42.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — 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

Lenders & charges

12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

146 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

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

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Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £1,236,202

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

Metric	2024-06-30
Profit before tax	£1.24M
Average employees	24500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand

2026-03-25
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2025-03-27
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accounts · AA
2024-03-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
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mortgage · MR04
2024-01-10
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Charge satisfied #12
2023-10-30
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CAMPBELL, Anthony appointed
director
2023-10-30
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officers · AP01
2023-06-30
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accounts · AA
2022-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
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officers · AP01
2021-07-14
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BONE, Alastair Cameron appointed
director
2021-06-30
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accounts · AA
2021-06-08
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officers · TM01
2021-06-08
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-05-21
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MCKNIGHT, Robert resigned
secretary
2021-05-21
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MCKNIGHT, Robert resigned
director
2020-03-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-02
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officers · AP01
2020-03-01
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WOODS, Martin appointed
director
2019-09-02
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mortgage · MR04
2019-09-02
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mortgage · MR04
2019-09-02
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mortgage · MR04
2019-09-02
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mortgage · MR04
2019-09-02
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Charge satisfied #9
2019-09-02
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Charge satisfied #8
2019-09-02
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Charge satisfied #11
2019-09-02
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Charge satisfied #10
2019-07-25
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2019-07-08
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2018-06-01
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Business Loans Scotland
2015-10-16
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GLEN, John Douglas resigned
director
2014-10-09
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Charge satisfied #7
2014-10-09
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Charge satisfied #6
2014-10-09
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Charge satisfied #5
2014-10-09
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Charge satisfied #4
2014-10-09
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Charge satisfied #2
2014-10-08
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Charge registered #9
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2014-10-08
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Charge registered #8
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2014-10-02
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SMITH, Gavin Fleming appointed
director
2014-10-02
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SMITH, Martin Alan appointed
director
2014-10-02
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COUSINS, Steven Roger resigned
director
2014-10-02
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CRABB, Alastair Johnston resigned
director
2014-10-02
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GLEN, John Douglas appointed
director
2014-10-02
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YARLETT, Michael Stewart resigned
director
2014-10-02
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
2014-10-02
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Charge registered #10
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2010-09-01
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COUSINS, Steven Roger appointed
director
2006-05-18
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Charge registered #7
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2003-01-01
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VAUGHAN, Pamela Mary resigned
director
1994-09-06
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Charge registered #6
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland

Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

Owner dependency

56/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-5 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

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
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

Ayrshire Aluminium Co. Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ayrshire Aluminium Co. Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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SCOTIA DOUBLE GLAZING LIMITED

This company · SC084590

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ayrshire Aluminium Co. Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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

Incorporated1983-09-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

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 (5 active · 9 resigned)

BONE, Alastair Cameron→

director · ~45y · appointed 2021-07-14

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Active

CAMPBELL, Anthony→

director · ~55y · appointed 2023-10-30

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Active

SMITH, Gavin Fleming→

director · ~60y · appointed 2014-10-02

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Active

SMITH, Martin Alan→

director · ~52y · appointed 2014-10-02

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Active

WOODS, Martin→

director · ~61y · appointed 2020-03-01

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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 2010-09-01 · 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

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

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	08/07/2019	—
satisfied	Business Loans Scotland	A registered charge	—	01/06/2018	10/01/2024
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	1 property	08/10/2014	02/09/2019
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	1 property	08/10/2014	02/09/2019
satisfied	NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited	A registered charge	—	02/10/2014	02/09/2019
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	—	02/10/2014	02/09/2019
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Bond & floating charge	1 property	18/05/2006	09/10/2014
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Standard security	1 property	06/09/1994	09/10/2014
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Standard security	1 property	01/08/1989	09/10/2014
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Letter of offset	1 property	29/01/1988	09/10/2014
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Bond & floating charge	1 property	16/01/1986	09/10/2014
satisfied	Scottish Development Agency	Instrument of charge	1 property	30/12/1983	01/02/1988

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Recent filings (146 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

2024-01-11

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-01-10

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-10-30

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

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2021-06-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-06-08