AUSCOT LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 38.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 38.9y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-11-11📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2015-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 1999-01-01➖GREIG, Kari Regine resigneddirector
- 1998-09-30➖GREIG, Willis Gordon resigneddirector
- 1993-12-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 1987-08-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1974-05-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AUSCOT LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 52 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Auscot Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Auscot Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Filing status
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | Book debts debenture deed | 1 property | 07/12/1993 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 20/08/1987 | — |