A B T MACHINE TOOLS & TOOLING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC193344 · ltd · incorporated 1999-02-10
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 21.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£15.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.0y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £15,000
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£15k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£15k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £15.0k | £15.0k |
| Current assets | £15.0k | £15.0k |
| Net assets | £15.0k | £15.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-07➕PASK, Charles Alistair Ross appointeddirector
- 2025-02-07➖KILBRIDE, Paul Philip resigneddirector
- 2025-02-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-02-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-31➖JACKSON, David Charles resigneddirector
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-04📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2022-09-06📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-09-06📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2021-11-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-11-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-11-09🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2021-11-09🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-06-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-06-08➕TAYLOR, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2020-06-08➖ROSS, Pearl resignedsecretary
- 2020-06-08➕JACKSON, David Charles appointeddirector
- 2020-06-08➕KILBRIDE, Paul Philip appointeddirector
- 2020-06-08➖ROSS, David Gerard resigneddirector
- 2020-06-08🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2020-06-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2005-04-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
- 1999-02-10🏢Company incorporatedAs A B T MACHINE TOOLS & TOOLING LIMITED
- 1999-02-10➕ROSS, Pearl appointedsecretary
- 1999-02-10➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-02-10➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-02-10➕ROSS, David Gerard appointeddirector
- 1999-02-10➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-02-10➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
United Tooling Solutions Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
United Tooling Solutions Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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A B T MACHINE TOOLS & TOOLING LIMITED
This company · SC193344
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
United Tooling Solutions Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/06/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David Gerard Rossceased 08/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mrs Pearl Rossceased 08/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-02-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140
Registered office
9 Linden Place
Glasgow
G13 1EF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
PASK, Charles Alistair Ross→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2025-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAYLOR, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2020-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROSS, Pearl→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-02-10 · resigned 2020-06-08
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-02-10 · resigned 1999-02-10
JACKSON, David Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-06-08 · resigned 2024-08-31
KILBRIDE, Paul Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-06-08 · resigned 2025-02-07
ROSS, David Gerard→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1999-02-10 · resigned 2020-06-08
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-02-10 · resigned 1999-02-10
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | — | 08/06/2020 | 09/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | — | 08/06/2020 | 09/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 19/04/2005 | 25/06/2020 |
Recent filings (100 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-02-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2022-10-04
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2022-10-04