NEW WAVE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC520558 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-18
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 10.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.4y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 2 other
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-20
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  3. 2026-01-20
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  4. 2026-01-20
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  5. 2025-09-04
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2025-09-04
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    Charge satisfied #2
  7. 2025-08-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-07-31
    KENDRICK, Alec Jason resigned
    director
  9. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-03-31
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  11. 2025-03-31
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  12. 2025-03-31
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  13. 2024-11-14
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  14. 2024-09-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2024-04-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2024-03-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2024-03-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2024-03-19
    FAZACKERLEY-BROWN, Alicia Kayle Rebecca appointed
    director
  19. 2024-02-26
    MAIR, Christopher Alexander resigned
    director
  20. 2023-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2022-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-11-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2021-08-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  24. 2021-07-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2021-07-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  26. 2021-07-20
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2021-04-30
    CLAY, Ian James appointed
    director
  28. 2021-04-30
    CLAY, James Anthony appointed
    director
  29. 2021-04-30
    ARNOTT, Robert Graeme resigned
    director
  30. 2021-04-30
    KENDRICK, Alec Jason appointed
    director
  31. 2021-04-30
    RUSSELL, Gordon Iain resigned
    director
  32. 2021-04-30
    WIGHTMAN, Jamie resigned
    director
  33. 2015-12-01
    ARNOTT, Robert Graeme appointed
    director
  34. 2015-12-01
    MAIR, Christopher Alexander appointed
    director
  35. 2015-12-01
    WIGHTMAN, Jamie appointed
    director
  36. 2015-12-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Caledonian Heritable Limited
  37. 2015-11-18
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    Company incorporated
    As NEW WAVE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  38. 2015-11-18
    RUSSELL, Gordon Iain appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CLAY, James Anthony (same surname) appointed 2021-04-30. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Broom House Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Broom House Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
NEW WAVE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
This company · SC520558

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Broom House Investments Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/04/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Christopher Alexander Mairceased 30/04/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Caledonian Heritable Limitedceased 30/04/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2015-11-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

Myreton Veg Store
Aberlady
Longniddry
East Lothian
EH32 0PZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

CLAY, Ian James
director · ~73y · appointed 2021-04-30
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Active
CLAY, James Anthony
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-04-30
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Active
FAZACKERLEY-BROWN, Alicia Kayle Rebecca
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARNOTT, Robert Graeme
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-12-01 · resigned 2021-04-30
Resigned
KENDRICK, Alec Jason
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-04-30 · resigned 2025-07-31
Resigned
MAIR, Christopher Alexander
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-12-01 · resigned 2024-02-26
Resigned
RUSSELL, Gordon Iain
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-11-18 · resigned 2021-04-30
Resigned
WIGHTMAN, Jamie
director · ~39y · appointed 2015-12-01 · resigned 2021-04-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge29/07/202104/09/2025
satisfied
Caledonian Heritable
Caledonian Heritable Limited
A registered charge01/12/201520/07/2021

Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-01-20
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-01-20
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-03-31
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-03-31
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-03-31
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-10