CORRINE SMITH DESIGN LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC515189 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-09
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 8.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 8.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
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
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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1900 | 2600 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-06-30➕SMITH, Brian Campbell appointeddirector
- 2020-06-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2018-04-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-09-09🏢Company incorporatedAs CORRINE SMITH DESIGN LTD
- 2015-09-09➕DAVIES, Fiona Jean appointeddirector
- 2015-09-09➕SMITH, Corrine 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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SMITH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
35/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Brian Campbell Smith Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/07/2021 |
Mrs Corrine Smith Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-09-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32120 — SIC 32120
Registered office
22 Portland Road
Kilmarnock
KA1 2BS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
DAVIES, Fiona Jean→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2015-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Brian Campbell→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2020-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Corrine→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2015-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/06/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 26/04/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (40 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-28