ASCM JOINERY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC729097 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-08
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-22➕CHRISTIE, Cheryl Lee appointeddirector
- 2022-07-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-21📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-04-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ASCM JOINERY LTD
- 2022-04-08➕CHRISTIE, Cheryl appointedsecretary
- 2022-04-08➕MACKENZIE, Steve appointeddirector
- 2022-04-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Cheryl Lee Christie Individual · British · DOB 08/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 22/07/2022 |
Mr Steve Mackenzie Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/04/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALASDAIR I CAMPBELL LIMITED→ SC338178 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ALEKSANDR ENTERPRISES LIMITED→ SC811100 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALFIN JOINERY LTD→ SC865226 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALRON BUILDING SERVICES LTD.→ SC388852 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| AMBIT CALEDONIAN LIMITED→ SC097497 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 40y | — | — |
| AMP HEATING & PLUMBING SERVICES LTD→ SC747778 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ANGUS CHISHOLM (HIGHLAND) LIMITED→ SC303042 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| APEX RENEWABLES LTD→ SC454815 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ARNDALE CONSTRUCTION LTD→ SC866696 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARTDEC LTD→ SC740913 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ARTISAN PLASTERING SERVICES LTD→ SC816220 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ASPEN DESIGN AND BUILD LIMITED→ SC219566 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
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7 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
Incorporated2022-04-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation
Registered office
The Tower
103 High Street
Elgin
IV30 1EB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
CHRISTIE, Cheryl Lee→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2022-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKENZIE, Steve→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2022-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-22
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-04-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-04-08