SHORE LAMINATES LIMITED
📉Decliningactive
SC131630 · ltd · incorporated 1991-05-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46730
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueConservative operator with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 65). 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 (85/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 30.1y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 30.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (2 active, 16 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
119 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
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 →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £519,752
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £519.8k | £2.09M |
| Average employees | 31 | 5500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-26➖CAMPDEN, David John resigneddirector
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-04➖THESING, William Joseph resignedsecretary
- 2023-05-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-03-01➕ELKINS, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2021-03-01➖BESSELING, Marco Frederikus Martinus resigneddirector
- 2020-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-09-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-09-02➕BESSELING, Marco Frederikus Martinus appointeddirector
- 2019-09-02➖ROBB, Jeffrey Hugh resigneddirector
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-12-19➕ROBB, Jeffrey Hugh appointeddirector
- 2017-11-30➕PEARSON, Alan Timothy appointeddirector
- 2017-11-30➖LAMOND, Bruce Alexander resignedsecretary
- 2017-11-30➕THESING, William Joseph appointedsecretary
- 2017-11-30➖CALDWELL, Andrew Campbell resigneddirector
- 2017-11-30➕CAMPDEN, David John appointeddirector
- 2017-11-30➖ELWINE, Michael resigneddirector
- 2017-11-30➖HOWIE, Simon Macpherson resigneddirector
- 2016-11-22➕CALDWELL, Andrew Campbell appointeddirector
- 2016-10-01➖COWPER, David Murray resignedsecretary
- 2016-10-01➕LAMOND, Bruce Alexander appointedsecretary
- 2009-03-31➖PRINGLE, Alistair resigneddirector
- 2008-05-01➕ELWINE, Michael appointeddirector
- 2008-01-08🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2007-12-14🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2007-12-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2007-10-05➕PRINGLE, Alistair appointeddirector
- 2007-10-05🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2007-10-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2003-09-26➕COWPER, David Murray appointedsecretary
- 2003-09-24➖CAMPBELL, James Bell resignedsecretary
- 1999-09-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1996-03-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1992-07-20➕CAMPBELL, James Bell appointedsecretary
- 1992-07-20➖HOWIE, Simon Macpherson resignedsecretary
- 1992-07-20➖GRAY, Edward James resigneddirector
- 1992-05-03➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-05-03🏢Company incorporatedAs SHORE LAMINATES LIMITED
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Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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
Wilsonart Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Wilsonart Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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SHORE LAMINATES LIMITED
This company · SC131630
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wilsonart Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/11/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Strata International Group Limitedceased 30/11/2017· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINDONY LIMITED→ SC170191 · est 1996 | £27.35M £20.51M–£34.19M | £37.40M | — | 13400 | 29y | 87 | 59y |
| SIMON HOWIE BUTCHERS LIMITED→ SC248591 · est 2003 | £26.78M £20.09M–£33.48M | £37.40M | — | 13400 | 22y | 84 | 65y |
| GL DAMECK LIMITED→ SC314389 · est 2007 | £4.40M £3.30M–£5.50M | — | — | 38 | 19y | 85 | 59y |
| DAMECK HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC298814 · est 2006 | £1.85M £1.39M–£2.32M | — | — | — | 20y | 83 | 93y |
| ASI BRANDS LIMITED→ SC167312 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | 83 | 93y |
| CHOCOLATE AND LOVE LTD→ SC367078 · est 2009 | — | — | — | 3 | 16y | 83 | 58y |
| DIRECT PET SUPPLIES LIMITED→ SC192165 · est 1998 | — | — | — | 4 | 27y | 83 | 61y |
| GLENALMOND TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED→ SC109190 · est 1988 | — | — | — | 2000 | 38y | 83 | 64y |
| GLENEARN FLOORING OF PERTH LIMITED→ SC151685 · est 1994 | — | — | — | 1000 | 31y | 83 | 79y |
| BRIAN DOOLE GOLF LIMITED→ SC289970 · est 2005 | — | — | — | 300 | 20y | 82 | 64y |
| SIOO UK LTD→ SC760044 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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 →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-05-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46730 — SIC 46730
Registered office
Unit 1-4 Inveralmond Close
Inveralmond Industrial Estate
Perth
PH1 3TT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22
Officers (2 active · 14 resigned)
ELKINS, Christopher John→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2021-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PEARSON, Alan Timothy→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2017-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAMPBELL, James Bell→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-07-20 · resigned 2003-09-24
COWPER, David Murray→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-09-26 · resigned 2016-10-01
HOWIE, Simon Macpherson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-05-03 · resigned 1992-07-20
LAMOND, Bruce Alexander→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-10-01 · resigned 2017-11-30
THESING, William Joseph→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-11-30 · resigned 2023-05-04
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-05-03 · resigned 1992-05-03
BESSELING, Marco Frederikus Martinus→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2019-09-02 · resigned 2021-03-01
CALDWELL, Andrew Campbell→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-11-22 · resigned 2017-11-30
CAMPDEN, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2017-11-30 · resigned 2025-06-26
ELWINE, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2017-11-30
GRAY, Edward James→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1991-05-03 · resigned 1992-07-20
HOWIE, Simon Macpherson→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 1991-05-03 · resigned 2017-11-30
PRINGLE, Alistair→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2007-10-05 · resigned 2009-03-31
ROBB, Jeffrey Hugh→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2017-12-19 · resigned 2019-09-02
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 05/10/2007 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 05/10/2007 | 08/01/2008 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 20/09/1999 | 14/12/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 26/03/1996 | 14/12/2007 |
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Recent filings (119 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-11