GIRARD INDUSTRIES EUROPE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC101084 · ltd · incorporated 1986-09-29
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 37.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£389.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 37.9y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 37.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £389,529

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£390k
↑ 3.0% YoY
Current Assets
£404k
↑ 3.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£81k£162k£242k£323k£404kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£389.5k£378.3k
Current assets£403.8k£390.1k
Net assets£389.5k£378.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-12
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    SIMPSON, John appointed
    director
  3. 2025-03-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2023-02-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2010-12-30
    ➕
    HENRY, John Michael appointed
    director
  18. 2010-12-30
    ➖
    VAUGHAN, David resigned
    director
  19. 2006-05-16
    ➖
    MCMICHAEL, Wallace Taylor resigned
    director
  20. 1999-06-22
    ➕
    HENRY III, John David appointed
    secretary
  21. 1999-06-22
    ➖
    VAUGHAN, David resigned
    secretary
  22. 1993-09-06
    ➖
    GIRARD, Harry James resigned
    director
  23. 1988-05-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  24. 1986-09-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GIRARD INDUSTRIES EUROPE 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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

Girard Industries I Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Girard Industries I Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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GIRARD INDUSTRIES EUROPE LIMITED
This company · SC101084

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
Girard Industries I Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/01/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Girard Industries I Ltdceased 01/01/2022· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated1986-09-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290

Registered office

Unit 4 Riverside Place
Paddockholm Industrial Estate
Kilbirnie
Ayrshire
KA25 7JW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-13
Last: 2025-12-30

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

HENRY III, John David→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-22
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Active
HENRY, John Michael→
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-12-30
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Active
HENRY III, John David→
director · ~73y
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Active
SIMPSON, John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-03-12
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Active
VAUGHAN, David→
secretary · resigned 1999-06-22
Resigned
GIRARD, Harry James→
director · ~112y · resigned 1993-09-06
Resigned
MCMICHAEL, Wallace Taylor→
director · ~104y · resigned 2006-05-16
Resigned
VAUGHAN, David→
director · ~96y · resigned 2010-12-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property25/05/1988—
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Recent filings (112 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-02-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-31