SHANKSTIMBER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC363323 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-31
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-04➖SHANKS, David Thow resigneddirector
- 2025-04-04➖SHANKS, Gavin Simpson resigneddirector
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-04-06➕SHANKS, Alistair Forbes appointeddirector
- 2010-04-06➕SHANKS, Barry Britton appointeddirector
- 2010-04-06➖MCLAUGHLIN, Anne resignedsecretary
- 2010-04-06➖MCLAUGHLIN, Paul resigneddirector
- 2010-04-06➕SHANKS, David Thow appointeddirector
- 2010-04-06➕SHANKS, Gavin Simpson appointeddirector
- 2009-07-31🏢Company incorporatedAs SHANKSTIMBER LIMITED
- 2009-07-31➕MCLAUGHLIN, Anne appointedsecretary
- 2009-07-31➕MCLAUGHLIN, Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
99/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SHANKS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Alistair Forbes Shanks Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Barry Britton Shanks Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David Thow Shanksceased 04/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Gavin Simpson Shanksceased 04/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-07-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Block 5 104 Coltswood Road
Greenhill Industrial Estate
Coatbridge
ML5 2AG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
SHANKS, Alistair Forbes→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2010-04-06
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SHANKS, Barry Britton→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2010-04-06
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MCLAUGHLIN, Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-07-31 · resigned 2010-04-06
MCLAUGHLIN, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2009-07-31 · resigned 2010-04-06
SHANKS, David Thow→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2010-04-06 · resigned 2025-04-04
SHANKS, Gavin Simpson→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-04-06 · resigned 2025-04-04
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Recent filings (48 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01