ANGLO SCOTTISH CONCRETE HOLDINGS LIMITED
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 20.0y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-06-29 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £101.8k |
| Current assets | £1.08M |
| Cash | £2.1k |
| Debtors | £1.08M |
| Net assets | £91.8k |
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 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-06-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-04-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-05-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-22➕CLARK, Laurie Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2023-03-22📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-02-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-01-13📄legacymiscellaneous · RP04CS01
- 2019-12-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-06-26➖HUGHES, Morag resignedsecretary
- 2006-05-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2005-12-23➕CLARK, Laurie Andrew appointeddirector
- 2005-12-23➖BROWN, Rhonda Susan resignedsecretary
- 2005-12-23➕HUGHES, Morag appointedsecretary
- 2005-12-23➖WOOD, Kingsley William Alexander resignednominee-director
- 2005-10-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ANGLO SCOTTISH CONCRETE HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2005-10-28➕BROWN, Rhonda Susan appointedsecretary
- 2005-10-28➕WOOD, Kingsley William Alexander appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanGroup structure
Concrete Scotland Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Concrete Scotland Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 20/02/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Laurie Andrew Clarkceased 20/02/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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7 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.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 05/05/2006 | 11/02/2021 |