NPI SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC220548 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-22
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2024
Net worth
£1.06M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28410
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 28490SIC 28490
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.7y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — 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, 2 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,057,489
Cash YoY
+3%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£407k
↑ 2.5% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£1.4m
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£324k£647k£971k£1.3m£1.6mMay 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£1.20M£1.02M
Current assets£1.41M£1.62M
Cash£406.8k£396.8k
Debtors£577.3k£895.8k
Net assets£1.06M£837.6k

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.

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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 (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-24
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  2. 2024-03-21
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  3. 2024-03-21
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    Charge satisfied #2
  4. 2024-02-28
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  5. 2023-02-28
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  6. 2022-02-24
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  7. 2021-05-27
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  8. 2020-02-28
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  9. 2019-02-20
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  10. 2018-02-27
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  11. 2017-06-28
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  12. 2017-06-22
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  13. 2017-06-22
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  14. 2017-06-22
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-06-06
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2017-06-06
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    capital · SH03
  17. 2014-09-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  18. 2011-11-07
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    HAMILTON, Sheila resigned
    director
  19. 2011-11-07
    ➖
    KENNETT, Jonathan resigned
    director
  20. 2009-10-01
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    HAMILTON, Sheila appointed
    director
  21. 2009-10-01
    ➕
    KENNETT, Jonathan appointed
    director
  22. 2008-11-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: West of Scotland Loan Fund Limited
  23. 2003-09-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2001-06-22
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    Company incorporated
    As NPI SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  25. 2001-06-22
    ➕
    PRIESTLEY, Kevin appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-06-22
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    GILLESPIE, George appointed
    director
  27. 2001-06-22
    ➕
    PRIESTLEY, Kevin appointed
    director
  28. 2001-06-22
    ➕
    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-06-22
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    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2001-06-22
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    ACS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2001-06-22
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    ACS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kevin Priestley
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/12/2016
Mr George Gillespie
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/12/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-06-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC28410 — SIC 28410

Registered office

Units 32a, E & D 20 Kyle Road
Irvine Ind. Est.
Irvine
Ayrshire
KA12 8LH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

PRIESTLEY, Kevin→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILLESPIE, George→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-06-22
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Active
PRIESTLEY, Kevin→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-22 · resigned 2001-06-22
Resigned
HAMILTON, Sheila→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2011-11-07
Resigned
KENNETT, Jonathan→
director · ~79y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2011-11-07
Resigned
ACS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-06-22 · resigned 2001-06-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
A registered charge—24/09/2014—
satisfied
West of Scotland Loan Fund
West of Scotland Loan Fund Limited
Bond & floating charge1 property21/11/200821/03/2024
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property22/09/2003—
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Recent filings (81 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-05