QAS COPAK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC495803 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-23
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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 (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
36 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
75
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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.
See pricing →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 (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15➕KEMP, Brian James Imrie appointedsecretary
- 2023-12-15📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-01➖GILFILLAN, Garry resignedsecretary
- 2023-03-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-11-29✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-11-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-19➕KEMP, Brian James Imrie appointeddirector
- 2015-03-19➕PAGE, Derek appointeddirector
- 2015-03-19➕GILFILLAN, Garry appointedsecretary
- 2015-03-19➖THORNTONS LAW LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-03-19➖LANG, Alistair James resigneddirector
- 2015-01-23🏢Company incorporatedAs QAS COPAK LIMITED
- 2015-01-23➕THORNTONS LAW LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-01-23➕LANG, Alistair James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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.)
Group structure
Qas Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Qas Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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QAS COPAK LIMITED
This company · SC495803
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Qas Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-01-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Mitchelston Drive
Mitchelston Industrial Estate
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 3NF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
KEMP, Brian James Imrie→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KEMP, Brian James Imrie→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2015-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILFILLAN, Garry→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-03-19 · resigned 2023-03-01
THORNTONS LAW LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2015-01-23 · resigned 2015-03-19
LANG, Alistair James→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2015-01-23 · resigned 2015-03-19
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-02-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-11-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-24