ASG INSPECTION LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC513636 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-21
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 May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees19001500

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-01
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  7. 2021-09-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2021-08-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2019-08-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2019-08-06
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    capital · SH03
  14. 2019-08-02
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  15. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-11-25
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    SMYLIE, Christopher Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2018-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-02-15
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    SMYLIE, Christopher Michael appointed
    director
  20. 2016-01-01
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    LITTLE, Keith Alexander Hume appointed
    director
  21. 2015-10-29
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    BOWMAN, John appointed
    director
  22. 2015-10-29
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    FORBES, Neil David resigned
    director
  23. 2015-10-29
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    RENNIE, David Alan resigned
    director
  24. 2015-08-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ASG INSPECTION LTD
  25. 2015-08-21
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    STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2015-08-21
    ➕
    FORBES, Neil David appointed
    director
  27. 2015-08-21
    ➕
    RENNIE, David Alan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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

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 Keith Alexander Hume Little
Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/08/2021
Mr John Bowman
Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Scs International Ltdceased 15/02/2017· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-08-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

28 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWMAN, John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LITTLE, Keith Alexander Hume→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORBES, Neil David→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-08-21 · resigned 2015-10-29
Resigned
RENNIE, David Alan→
director · ~73y · appointed 2015-08-21 · resigned 2015-10-29
Resigned
SMYLIE, Christopher Michael→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-02-15 · resigned 2018-11-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-08
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-10-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25