LINKLATER ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC406896 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-06
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 11.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£162.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46140SIC 46140
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.8y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £162,421
Cash YoY
+7397%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£65k
↑ 7397% YoY
Net Worth
£162k
↑ 294% YoY
Current Assets
£1.0m
↓ 1.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£212k£423k£635k£847k£1.1mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£193.6k£89.4k
Current assets£1.04M£1.06M
Cash£65.2k£870
Debtors£256.9k£391.2k
Net assets£162.4k£41.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2023-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-09
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  7. 2019-10-04
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-07-12
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-07-21
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-09-21
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  12. 2015-08-28
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2014-10-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-08-08
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-08-01
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    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2014-07-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2011-09-06
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    Company incorporated
    As LINKLATER ENGINEERING LIMITED
  18. 2011-09-06
    ➕
    LINKLATER, Carole Anne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2011-09-06
    ➕
    LINKLATER, Alexander Alfred appointed
    director
  20. 2011-09-06
    ➕
    LINKLATER, Cameron Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2011-09-06
    ➕
    LINKLATER, Carole Anne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LINKLATER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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 Alexander Alfred Linklater
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Carole Anne Linklater
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-09-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

Stonelea
Stenness
Orkney
KW16 3JX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

LINKLATER, Carole Anne→
secretary · appointed 2011-09-06
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Active
LINKLATER, Alexander Alfred→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-09-06
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Active
LINKLATER, Cameron Michael→
director · ~33y · appointed 2011-09-06
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Active
LINKLATER, Carole Anne→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-09-06
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—14/07/2014—
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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-01