RIVERSDALE MARKETING (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -95% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.7y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £159.4k | £3.16M |
| Net assets | £6.31M | £22.66M |
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 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-06-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-06-02🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-06-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27➕FLEMING, Sean Liam appointeddirector
- 2024-03-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-13📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-10-13📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-dateannual-return · RP04AR01
- 2022-10-13📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-dateannual-return · RP04AR01
- 2022-10-13📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-dateannual-return · RP04AR01
- 2022-10-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-13➖STUBBS, Rhona resignedsecretary
- 2015-01-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
- 2014-09-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 1999-06-15🏢Company incorporatedAs RIVERSDALE MARKETING (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
- 1999-06-15➕STUBBS, George David appointeddirector
- 1999-06-15➕STUBBS, Rhona appointedsecretary
- 1999-06-15➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-06-15➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-06-15➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-06-15➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-06-15➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-06-15➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr George David Stubbs Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/06/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Rhona Stubbsceased 12/01/2022· 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 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.
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Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank) | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/01/2015 | 02/06/2025 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 25/09/2014 | 02/06/2025 |