BINN GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC223118 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-11

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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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

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 24.4y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 24.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (7 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

98 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	—	£9.39M
Current assets	—	£8.15M
Cash	—	£1.38M
Debtors	—	£6.63M
Net assets	—	£5.68M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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3 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
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MACGREGOR, Guy George Monce appointed
director
2025-04-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-27
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-24
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-24
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-11
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MORRISON, Irvine John appointed
director
2024-08-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-01-09
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Charge satisfied #7
2023-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2017-05-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2017-05-01
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HARKINS, Brian appointed
director
2017-01-26
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Charge satisfied #4
2017-01-26
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Charge satisfied #2
2016-07-27
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2016-05-10
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Charge satisfied #1
2016-04-21
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Charge satisfied #3
2016-04-01
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2016-03-14
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
2015-12-11
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SANDERSON, David Duncan appointed
director
2011-04-28
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GILLESPIE MACANDREW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2011-04-28
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1924 NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2011-02-28
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2008-12-17
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1924 NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-12-17
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ABL (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2006-10-13
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Sita UK Limited
2004-11-01
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KING, Allan Duncan resigned
director
2004-11-01
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KING, Allan Gilbert resigned
director
2002-01-11
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2001-11-21
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2001-09-11
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Company incorporated
As BINN GROUP LIMITED
2001-09-11
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MACGREGOR, Allan appointed
director
2001-09-11
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MACGREGOR, John Merchant appointed
director
2001-09-11
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ABL (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2001-09-11
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-09-11
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-09-11
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KING, Allan Duncan appointed
director
2001-09-11
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KING, Allan Gilbert appointed
director
2001-09-11
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2001-09-11
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MACGREGOR, Guy George Monce (same surname) appointed 2025-04-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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

2 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-03-24: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Binn Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Binn Group Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BINN GROUP LIMITED

This company · SC223118

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
Binn Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	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

Incorporated2001-09-11

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

5 Atholl Crescent

Edinburgh

Midlothian

EH3 8EJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-01

Last: 2025-08-18