ANDREW YULE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC388038 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-02
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees9900

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-01
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  7. 2021-02-01
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2021-02-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-01-12
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    YULE, Allison Lynn appointed
    director
  17. 2011-01-12
    ➕
    YULE, Andrew Alan appointed
    director
  18. 2011-01-12
    ➖
    SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2011-01-12
    ➖
    BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan resigned
    director
  20. 2011-01-12
    ➖
    SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  21. 2010-11-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW YULE LIMITED
  22. 2010-11-02
    ➕
    SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2010-11-02
    ➕
    BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan appointed
    director
  24. 2010-11-02
    ➕
    SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "YULE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Alan Yule
Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016
Ms Allison Lynn Yule
Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2010-11-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

6 Burnside Road
Burnside
Glasgow
G73 4SA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

YULE, Allison Lynn→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YULE, Andrew Alan→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-11-02 · resigned 2011-01-12
Resigned
BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-11-02 · resigned 2011-01-12
Resigned
SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2010-11-02 · resigned 2011-01-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-02-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-02-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-29