VALVETEC SERVICES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC609560 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-01
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 7.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£9.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.5y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £9,138
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,057 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£9k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£137k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £25.8k | £37.9k |
| Current assets | £136.6k | £91.0k |
| Net assets | £9.1k | £11.2k |
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 (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-02-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-02-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-02-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Peak Cashflow Limited
- 2020-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-10-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-10-02📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2019-07-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-01-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-10-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-10-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-10-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Factors Scotland Limited
- 2018-10-01🏢Company incorporatedAs VALVETEC SERVICES LIMITED
- 2018-10-01➕GARRETT, Nicholas John appointeddirector
- 2018-10-01➕GARRETT, Sharon Angela appointeddirector
- 2018-10-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 Nicholas John Garrett Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/10/2018 |
Mrs Sharon Angela Garrett Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/10/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-10-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery
Registered office
23 Robert Leonard Industrial Centre
Dyce
Aberdeen
Grampian
AB21 0GG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GARRETT, Nicholas John→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2018-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GARRETT, Sharon Angela→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2018-10-01
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Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Peak Cashflow Peak Cashflow Limited | A registered charge | — | 01/02/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Factors Scotland Limited | A registered charge | — | 16/10/2018 | 03/02/2021 |
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Recent filings (23 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-02-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-02