A. PROCTOR GROUP LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 35.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. 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. 4 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (77/100).
Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 35.4y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 35.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £772.6k |
| Average employees | 102 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 officers
- • 1 officers
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-31➖LOUDEN, Derek, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01➕THOMSON, Teresa Carol appointeddirector
- 2025-04-01➖ROY, Paul resignedsecretary
- 2025-04-01➖ROY, Paul resigneddirector
- 2025-04-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-09📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-12-09📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-07-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-08-27➖PROCTOR, Allan Lowndes resigneddirector
- 2022-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-31📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2022-01-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-01➕JOHNSTON, John Blair appointeddirector
- 2021-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-03📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2020-12-03📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2020-10-28➖MCLAUGHLIN, Michael John David resigneddirector
- 2019-11-13➖GLEAVE, Alastair Sutherland resigneddirector
- 2018-04-29➖PROCTOR, Elaine Norma resigneddirector
- 2016-11-07➕GLEAVE, Alastair Sutherland appointeddirector
- 2015-01-01➖BEETON, Jeremy John, Dr resigneddirector
- 2012-08-31➖MACKIE, James Thomas resigneddirector
- 2011-09-01➕PROCTOR, Keira appointeddirector
- 2010-10-01➕FAIRNINGTON, Iain appointeddirector
- 2008-12-31➖HOUSTON, Donald John resigneddirector
- 2008-12-18➕MCINTYRE, Angela Joy appointeddirector
- 2008-12-18➕LOUDEN, Derek, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2008-11-14➖MAPSTON, Michael James resigneddirector
- 2007-10-01➕HOUSTON, Donald John appointeddirector
- 2007-10-01➕MACKIE, James Thomas appointeddirector
- 2005-06-07➕MAPSTON, Michael James appointeddirector
- 2000-11-16➕PROCTOR, Lara Anne appointeddirector
- 2000-01-14🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1998-03-01➕MCLAUGHLIN, Michael John David appointeddirector
- 1996-01-01➕BEETON, Jeremy John, Dr appointeddirector
- 1995-08-01➕ROY, Paul appointeddirector
- 1995-07-03🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1993-01-01➕ROY, Paul appointedsecretary
- 1992-04-10➖EADY, Patricia Ann resignedsecretary
- 1992-02-12➖ANDERSON, Robert resignedsecretary
- 1992-02-12➕EADY, Patricia Ann appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PROCTOR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Keira Proctor Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1983 · age 43 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 27/08/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Allan Lowndes Proctorceased 27/08/2022· significant influence · trust interest
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.
See pricing →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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (6 active · 14 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 14/01/2000 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 03/07/1995 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 28/02/1991 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 23/11/1990 | — |