RDA (ACCESS & ROOFING) LIMITED

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SC399565 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-16
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£192.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 14.1y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £192,748
Cash YoY
+126%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£141k
↑ 126% YoY
Net Worth
£193k
↑ 210% YoY
Current Assets
£429k
↑ 74% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£86k£171k£257k£343k£429kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£220.7k£77.3k
Current assets£428.6k£246.5k
Cash£140.7k£62.3k
Debtors£288.3k£184.2k
Net assets£192.7k£62.3k

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

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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  2. 2024-07-29
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  3. 2023-11-30
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  4. 2023-11-29
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Ultimate Finance Limited
  5. 2023-08-10
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  6. 2023-05-17
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  7. 2023-05-17
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    address · AD01
  8. 2022-09-27
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  9. 2021-08-24
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  10. 2020-03-03
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  11. 2019-04-25
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  12. 2018-04-12
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  13. 2017-05-26
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  14. 2017-01-13
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  15. 2017-01-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2016-11-15
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    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2016-11-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Ultimate Invoice Finance Limited
  18. 2012-04-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bibby Factors Limited
  19. 2011-05-16
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    Company incorporated
    As RDA (ACCESS & ROOFING) LIMITED
  20. 2011-05-16
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    FLEMING, Stuart George appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-05-16
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    AITKEN, Robert Wilson appointed
    director
  22. 2011-05-16
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    FLEMING, Stuart George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Robert Wilson Aitken
Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63
50–75%
—50-75% shares19/05/2016
Mr Stuart George Fleming
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence16/05/2017

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
Incorporated2011-05-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities

Registered office

Rda (Access & Roofing) Ltd Ashley Drive
Bothwell
Glasgow
G71 8BS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

FLEMING, Stuart George→
secretary · appointed 2011-05-16
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Active
AITKEN, Robert Wilson→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-05-16
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Active
FLEMING, Stuart George→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-05-16
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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Ultimate Finance
Ultimate Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property29/11/2023—
outstanding
Ultimate Invoice Finance
Ultimate Invoice Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property14/11/2016—
satisfied
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Factors Limited
Floating charge1 property30/04/201213/01/2017
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Recent filings (40 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
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accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
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address · AD01
2023-05-17
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address · AD01
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19