NOBEL TRADING LIMITED

📈Growthactive
SC245627 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-13
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46750
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Conservative operator with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (85/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £1,465,477

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Profit before tax£1.47M£1.04M
Average employees00

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2019-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-01-01
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    HUGHES, Gwilym Ieuan Morgan Roberts resigned
    director
  12. 2018-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-03-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-01-01
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    VIPRAKASIT, Pichate appointed
    director
  18. 2015-01-01
    ➕
    HUGHES, Gwilym Ieuan Morgan Roberts appointed
    director
  19. 2015-01-01
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    INOUE, Masaru resigned
    director
  20. 2013-04-01
    ➕
    INOUE, Masaru appointed
    director
  21. 2013-04-01
    ➖
    SATO, Koji resigned
    director
  22. 2009-06-01
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    BECK, Donald Lionel Wilson appointed
    director
  23. 2009-03-31
    ➖
    PARKER, Michael Peter resigned
    secretary
  24. 2009-03-31
    ➖
    PARKER, Michael Peter resigned
    director
  25. 2009-03-31
    ➕
    SATO, Koji appointed
    director
  26. 2009-03-31
    ➖
    UESUGI, Takashi resigned
    director
  27. 2007-07-01
    ➕
    UESUGI, Takashi appointed
    director
  28. 2007-06-11
    ➖
    TUCHEL, Charles George Richard resigned
    director
  29. 2006-04-07
    ➕
    PARKER, Michael Peter appointed
    secretary
  30. 2006-04-07
    ➖
    CHARLOTTE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2003-05-22
    ➕
    TUCHEL, Charles George Richard appointed
    director
  32. 2003-03-28
    ➖
    GIBB, Stephen John resigned
    director
  33. 2003-03-28
    ➕
    PARKER, Michael Peter appointed
    director
  34. 2003-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As NOBEL TRADING LIMITED
  35. 2003-03-13
    ➕
    CHARLOTTE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  36. 2003-03-13
    ➕
    GIBB, Stephen John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Group structure

Nobel Nc Europe Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Nobel Nc Europe Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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NOBEL TRADING LIMITED
This company · SC245627

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Nobel Nc Europe Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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
Incorporated2003-03-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46750 — SIC 46750

Registered office

Elliott House
Kilwinning Road
Irvine
Ayrshire
KA12 8TG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

BECK, Donald Lionel Wilson→
director · ~81y · appointed 2009-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VIPRAKASIT, Pichate→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKER, Michael Peter→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-07 · resigned 2009-03-31
Resigned
CHARLOTTE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-03-13 · resigned 2006-04-07
Resigned
GIBB, Stephen John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-03-13 · resigned 2003-03-28
Resigned
HUGHES, Gwilym Ieuan Morgan Roberts→
director · ~73y · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2019-01-01
Resigned
INOUE, Masaru→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-04-01 · resigned 2015-01-01
Resigned
PARKER, Michael Peter→
director · ~83y · appointed 2003-03-28 · resigned 2009-03-31
Resigned
SATO, Koji→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-03-31 · resigned 2013-04-01
Resigned
TUCHEL, Charles George Richard→
director · ~71y · appointed 2003-05-22 · resigned 2007-06-11
Resigned
UESUGI, Takashi→
director · ~73y · appointed 2007-07-01 · resigned 2009-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-06-17