FCC (EAST AYRSHIRE) HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC300470 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-07

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 19.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.7y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 19.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

31 officers (7 active, 31 linked, 27 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

36 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

125 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (74 events)Click to expand

2025-04-16
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accounts · AA
2025-02-25
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2025-02-20
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officers · CH04
2024-09-05
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accounts · AAMD
2024-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2023-12-12
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address · AD01
2023-12-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-03
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officers · AP01
2023-01-31
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DIX, Carl Harvey appointed
director
2023-01-31
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WRINN, John resigned
director
2022-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-01
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GILMOUR, David Fulton resigned
director
2021-11-01
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WRINN, John appointed
director
2021-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-01
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HANLEY, John Edgar Paul appointed
director
2018-06-01
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ROBINSON, Andrew resigned
director
2016-11-22
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DAVIES, David Wyn appointed
director
2016-11-22
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GEORGE, John Philip appointed
director
2016-11-22
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HESKETH, Timothy John resigned
director
2016-11-22
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RAWLINSON, Martin James resigned
director
2016-05-27
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CAVILL, John Ivor appointed
director
2016-05-27
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BIIF CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2013-09-09
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CARMICHAEL, Grant Robert resigned
director
2013-09-09
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HESKETH, Timothy John appointed
director
2012-03-12
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MCCLATCHEY, Robert Sean resigned
director
2012-02-29
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BREMNER, Alexander George resigned
director
2011-11-28
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GILMOUR, David Fulton appointed
director
2011-09-30
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REICHERTER, Matthias Alexander resigned
director
2010-08-01
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ROBINSON, Andrew appointed
director
2010-08-01
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TRESTLER, Christopher resigned
director
2009-11-25
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CARMICHAEL, Grant Robert appointed
director
2009-11-25
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MCBREARTY, Michael Joseph resigned
director
2009-10-14
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BREMNER, Alexander George appointed
director
2009-10-14
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BREMNER, Alexander George resigned
director
2009-10-14
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MCCLATCHEY, Robert Sean appointed
director
2009-10-14
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REICHERTER, Matthias Alexander appointed
director
2009-10-14
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RITCHIE, Alan Campbell resigned
director
2009-08-27
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INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2009-08-27
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PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2009-08-01
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ROBINSON, Andrew appointed
director
2009-08-01
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ROBINSON, Andrew resigned
director
2009-08-01
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TRESTLER, Christopher appointed
director
2009-08-01
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TRESTLER, Christopher resigned
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Nord/Lb Project Holding Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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Schools Capital Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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FCC (EAST AYRSHIRE) HOLDINGS LIMITED

This company · SC300470

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Nord/Lb Project Holding Ltd Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Schools Capital Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	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

Incorporated2006-04-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

C/O Infrastructure Managers Limited 2nd Floor Drum Suite, Saltire Court

20 Castle Terrace

Edinburgh

EH1 2EN

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-27

Last: 2026-04-13