NCG TESTING AND CONSULTANCY LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC570470 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£142.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (76/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £142,214
Cash YoY
-9%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£156k
↓ 9.3% YoY
Net Worth
£142k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£191k
↓ 6.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£41k£81k£122k£163k£203kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£151.2k£128.6k
Current assets£190.8k£203.3k
Cash£155.6k£171.6k
Debtors£35.2k£31.7k
Net assets£142.2k£119.9k

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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Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-05-01
    ➕
    NICHOLSON, Anne Louise appointed
    director
  6. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-05
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    Company incorporated
    As NCG TESTING AND CONSULTANCY LIMITED
  13. 2017-07-05
    ➕
    NICHOLSON, Anne Louise appointed
    secretary
  14. 2017-07-05
    ➕
    NICHOLSON, Richard William appointed
    director
  15. 2017-07-05
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

74/100
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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard William Nicholson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/07/2017

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
Incorporated2017-07-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

47 Cormorant Avenue
Houston
Johnstone
PA6 7LG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

NICHOLSON, Anne Louise→
secretary · appointed 2017-07-05
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Active
NICHOLSON, Anne Louise→
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-05-01
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Active
NICHOLSON, Richard William→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-07-05
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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-30