BSW TIMBER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC108926 · ltd · incorporated 1988-01-26
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sawmilling and planing of wood
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).
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Refinance opportunity
10 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 37.9y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 37.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 53/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
32 officers (3 active, 32 linked, 28 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
248 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (94 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2025-12-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-31➖HACKNEY, Anthony Malcolm resigneddirector
- 2024-02-21➖MILNE, Alan Graham resignedsecretary
- 2024-02-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-02-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-14➖MACLEAN, Robert William resigneddirector
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-10➕MACLEAN, Robert William appointeddirector
- 2023-08-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-12-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2022-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2022-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2022-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2022-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2022-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2022-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-01-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-05➕BINDER, Reinhard appointeddirector
- 2022-01-05➕DÜNSER, Gebhard appointeddirector
- 2020-09-08➖MCROBBIE, George Murray resigneddirector
- 2020-03-12🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Endless LLP (As Security Trustee)
- 2020-03-03🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2020-03-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-02-18➖BROWNLIE, Ada Mary Maude resigneddirector
- 2020-02-18➖BROWNLIE, Sarah Evelyn resigneddirector
- 2020-02-18➖GALE, Martin Frank resigneddirector
- 2020-02-18➖HAMMOND, John Harris resigneddirector
- 2020-02-18🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Endless LLP
- 2020-02-18🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Endless LLP (The Security Trustee)
- 2019-03-01➖BROWNLIE, John Mckittrick resigneddirector
- 2018-12-11➖BROWNLIE, Alexander George resigneddirector
- 2018-05-27➖JONES, Howard Jeremy resignedsecretary
- 2018-05-27➕MILNE, Alan Graham appointedsecretary
- 2018-04-16➕BROWNLIE, Sarah Evelyn appointeddirector
- 2018-04-01➕MILNE, Alan Graham appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 94 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
West Moorland 100 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
West Moorland 100 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BSW TIMBER LIMITED
This company · SC108926
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
West Moorland 100 Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 18/02/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-01-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC16100 — Sawmilling and planing of wood
Registered office
Unit 7, Halbeath Interchange Business Park Kingseat Road
Halbeath
Dunfermline
Fife
KY11 8RY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-15
Last: 2026-01-01
Officers (3 active · 29 resigned)
BINDER, Reinhard→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2022-01-05
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DÜNSER, Gebhard→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2022-01-05
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MILNE, Alan Graham→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2018-04-01
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GRIFFITHS, David Roger→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-08-31 · resigned 2008-12-04
JONES, Howard Jeremy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-12-04 · resigned 2018-05-27
MILNE, Alan Graham→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-05-27 · resigned 2024-02-21
SANDERSON, Archibald Henderson→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-08-31
BALFOUR, David James→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1997-01-24 · resigned 2001-05-31
BARHAM, Paul Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2002-03-27 · resigned 2008-10-31
BROWNLIE, Ada Mary Maude→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2017-01-14 · resigned 2020-02-18
BROWNLIE, Alexander George→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2006-01-01 · resigned 2018-12-11
BROWNLIE, Alexander John→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 2018-03-16
BROWNLIE, John Mckittrick→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 2019-03-01
BROWNLIE, Sarah Evelyn→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2018-04-16 · resigned 2020-02-18
BURD, Christopher John Skidmore→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 1995-06-01
GALE, Martin Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1998-01-30 · resigned 2020-02-18
GRIFFITHS, David Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2008-12-04
HACKNEY, Anthony Malcolm→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2008-11-01 · resigned 2024-03-31
HAMMOND, John Harris→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2000-07-11 · resigned 2020-02-18
HAYES, Michael Hugh→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1995-04-03 · resigned 1997-11-03
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Mortgages & charges
10
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Endless (As Security Trustee) Endless LLP (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/03/2020 | 24/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Endless Endless LLP | A registered charge | — | 18/02/2020 | 24/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Endless (The Security Trustee) Endless LLP (The Security Trustee) | A registered charge | — | 18/02/2020 | 24/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/11/2013 | 24/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 24/11/2009 | 24/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 24/11/2009 | 03/03/2020 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 12/11/2009 | 24/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Christopher John Skidmore Burd, John Mckittrick Brownlie and David Roger Griffiths | Floating charge | 1 property | 27/05/2004 | 24/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Christopher John Skidmore Burd, John Mckittrick Brownlie and David Roger Griffiths | Floating charge | 1 property | 27/05/2004 | 08/02/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 04/07/1988 | 03/03/2020 |
Recent filings (248 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-10-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-12-22