A. PROCTOR INSULATION LIMITED

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SC097635 · ltd · incorporated 1986-03-03
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 39.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 39.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (1 active, 14 linked, 7 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-01
    ➕
    THOMSON, Teresa Carol appointed
    director
  3. 2025-04-01
    ➖
    ROY, Paul resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-04-01
    ➖
    ROY, Paul resigned
    director
  5. 2025-04-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-04-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2025-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2022-11-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-11-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2022-11-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-08-27
    ➖
    PROCTOR, Allan Lowndes resigned
    director
  15. 2022-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-10-28
    ➖
    MCLAUGHLIN, Michael John David resigned
    director
  18. 2020-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-01-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2018-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-05-01
    ➖
    PROCTOR, Elaine Norma resigned
    director
  23. 2015-01-01
    ➖
    BEETON, Jeremy John, Dr resigned
    director
  24. 1996-01-01
    ➕
    BEETON, Jeremy John, Dr appointed
    director
  25. 1995-08-01
    ➕
    ROY, Paul appointed
    director
  26. 1993-01-01
    ➖
    PROCTOR, Elaine Norma resigned
    secretary
  27. 1993-01-01
    ➕
    ROY, Paul appointed
    secretary
  28. 1992-04-10
    ➖
    EADY, Patricia Ann resigned
    secretary
  29. 1992-04-10
    ➕
    PROCTOR, Elaine Norma appointed
    secretary
  30. 1992-02-12
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Robert resigned
    secretary
  31. 1992-02-12
    ➕
    EADY, Patricia Ann appointed
    secretary
  32. 1992-02-01
    ➖
    PROCTOR, Alistair Stanley resigned
    director
  33. 1991-02-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  34. 1990-12-21
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Robert appointed
    secretary
  35. 1990-12-21
    ➖
    EADIE, Patricia Ann resigned
    secretary
  36. 1990-10-19
    ➖
    PERCIVAL, Patricia Mary resigned
    director
  37. 1990-06-29
    ➕
    PERCIVAL, Patricia Mary appointed
    director
  38. 1988-12-31
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, William resigned
    director
  39. 1988-09-01
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, William appointed
    director
  40. 1987-04-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  41. 1986-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As A. PROCTOR INSULATION LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

A Proctor Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A Proctor Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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A. PROCTOR INSULATION LIMITED
This company · SC097635

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
A Proctor Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares27/08/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Allan Lowndes Proctorceased 27/08/2022· significant influence

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

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7 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
Incorporated1986-03-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Haugh
Blairgowrie
Perthshire
PH10 7ES

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (1 active · 13 resigned)

THOMSON, Teresa Carol→
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Robert→
secretary · appointed 1990-12-21 · resigned 1992-02-12
Resigned
EADIE, Patricia Ann→
secretary · resigned 1990-12-21
Resigned
EADY, Patricia Ann→
secretary · appointed 1992-02-12 · resigned 1992-04-10
Resigned
PROCTOR, Elaine Norma→
secretary · appointed 1992-04-10 · resigned 1993-01-01
Resigned
ROY, Paul→
secretary · appointed 1993-01-01 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned
BEETON, Jeremy John, Dr→
director · ~73y · appointed 1996-01-01 · resigned 2015-01-01
Resigned
MCLAUGHLIN, Michael John David→
director · ~77y · resigned 2020-10-28
Resigned
PERCIVAL, Patricia Mary→
director · appointed 1990-06-29 · resigned 1990-10-19
Resigned
PROCTOR, Alistair Stanley→
director · ~105y · resigned 1992-02-01
Resigned
PROCTOR, Allan Lowndes→
director · ~74y · resigned 2022-08-27
Resigned
PROCTOR, Elaine Norma→
director · ~74y · resigned 2018-05-01
Resigned
ROBERTSON, William→
director · appointed 1988-09-01 · resigned 1988-12-31
Resigned
ROY, Paul→
director · ~64y · appointed 1995-08-01 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge1 property05/02/1991—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property02/04/1987—
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Recent filings (113 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-11-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-04