RAVENSCRAIG LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC192142 · ltd · incorporated 1998-12-23

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 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

6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 18.8y

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 18.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 48/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

41 officers (9 active, 41 linked, 39 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

161 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 mortgage
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (102 events)Click to expand

2026-03-16
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mortgage · MR04
2026-03-16
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Charge satisfied #2
2026-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-01-07
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officers · AP01
2025-01-07
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officers · TM01
2025-01-01
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CONDIE, Alison appointed
director
2024-12-31
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MCLEOD, Douglas resigned
director
2024-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-10
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Bdw Trading Limited
2024-04-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-14
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WRIGHT, Michael Christopher resigned
director
2023-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
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officers · AP01
2023-07-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-06
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KINNAIRD, Michelle appointed
director
2023-07-06
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ROBERTSON, Jan resigned
director
2023-03-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-07-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-30
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DAVIES, Nicholas William resigned
director
2022-03-15
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address · AD01
2022-01-24
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-09-01
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WILKIE, Russell James appointed
director
2021-09-01
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WILLIAMSON, Garry John appointed
director
2021-09-01
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COLQUHOUN, Douglas Lamont resigned
director
2021-09-01
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JACKSON, Lesley resigned
director
2021-09-01
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MCQUADE, James Allan, Mr. resigned
director
2021-09-01
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ROBERTSON, Jan appointed
director
2021-09-01
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WRIGHT, Michael Christopher appointed
director
2021-09-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-01
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PHILLIPS, Emma Victoria appointed
director
2021-06-01
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DAVIES, Michael John resigned
director
2021-06-01
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DAVIES, Nicholas William resigned
director
2020-01-30
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YOUNG, Natalie Dawn appointed
director
2020-01-30
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BROOKS, Paul David Edward, Dr resigned
director
2019-04-04
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Charge registered #5
Lender: North Lanarkshire Council
2019-02-01
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BORLAND, Donald William appointed
director
2019-01-31
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NOTTINGHAM, Mathew Paul resigned
director
2018-08-10
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Charge satisfied #4
2017-03-20
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Bdw Trading Limited (As Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying This MR01)
2016-08-31
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COLQUHOUN, Douglas Lamont appointed
director
2016-08-31
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JACKSON, Lesley appointed
director
2016-08-04
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MORRIS, John Colin resigned
director
2016-04-19
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Taylor Wimpey UK Limited
2016-02-22
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EVANS, Robert John resigned
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Wilson Bowden (Ravenscraig) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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Tata Steel Uk Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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RAVENSCRAIG LIMITED

This company · SC192142

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Scottish Enterprise Individual	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Wilson Bowden (Ravenscraig) Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Tata Steel Uk Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1998-12-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Brodies Llp Capital Square

58 Morrison Street

Edinburgh

EH3 8BP

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-10

Last: 2025-12-27