ALLIED TIMBER MANUFACTURING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC094079 · ltd · incorporated 1985-07-01
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£477.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 16290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -32% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 39.9y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 39.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
115 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £477,499
Net assets shrinking
Down £523,661 YoY
Cash YoY
-32%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£123k
↓ 32% YoY
Net Worth
£477k
↓ 52% YoY
Current Assets
£880k
↓ 4.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£200k£400k£601k£801k£1.0mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£968.2k£1.16M
Current assets£879.7k£922.9k
Cash£123.2k£181.2k
Debtors£738.3k£729.6k
Net assets£477.5k£1.00M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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  2. 2025-04-14
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  3. 2025-04-12
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  4. 2025-04-07
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  5. 2025-04-07
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  6. 2025-04-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2025-04-04
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    SHANKS, David Thow resigned
    secretary
  8. 2025-04-04
    ➖
    SHANKS, David Thow resigned
    director
  9. 2025-04-04
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    SHANKS, Gavin Simpson resigned
    director
  10. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-12-07
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-11-17
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-25
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  14. 2021-12-03
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-12-14
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-12-13
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    SHANKS, James resigned
    director
  20. 2009-11-09
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    SHANKS, Alistair Forbes appointed
    director
  21. 2004-06-22
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
  22. 2002-06-30
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    SHANKS, Alistair Forbes resigned
    director
  23. 2000-07-21
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 1994-10-14
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    SHANKS, David Thow appointed
    secretary
  25. 1994-10-14
    ➖
    SHANKS, James resigned
    secretary
  26. 1994-01-24
    ➕
    SHANKS, Gavin Simpson appointed
    director
  27. 1991-10-14
    ➖
    SHANKS, Guy S resigned
    director
  28. 1986-06-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 1985-07-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLIED TIMBER MANUFACTURING LIMITED

Owner dependency

84/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +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

69/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 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.)

Group structure

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

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Shankstimber Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ALLIED TIMBER MANUFACTURING LIMITED
This company · SC094079

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
Shankstimber Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/04/2025

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
Incorporated1985-07-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC16290 — SIC 16290

Registered office

Block 5, 104 Coltswood Road
Greenhill Industrial Estate
Coatbridge
Lanarkshire
ML5 2AG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

SHANKS, Alistair Forbes→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHANKS, Barry Britton→
director · ~61y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHANKS, David Thow→
secretary · appointed 1994-10-14 · resigned 2025-04-04
Resigned
SHANKS, James→
secretary · resigned 1994-10-14
Resigned
SHANKS, Alistair Forbes→
director · ~61y · resigned 2002-06-30
Resigned
SHANKS, David Thow→
director · ~64y · resigned 2025-04-04
Resigned
SHANKS, Gavin Simpson→
director · ~63y · appointed 1994-01-24 · resigned 2025-04-04
Resigned
SHANKS, Guy S→
director · resigned 1991-10-14
Resigned
SHANKS, James→
director · ~92y · resigned 2013-12-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
Floating charge1 property22/06/2004—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property21/07/2000—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property13/06/1986—
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Recent filings (115 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-14
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-04-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-25