CONCRETE WALL PANELS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09510719 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-26
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 10.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.7 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: medium (59/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-05-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-28➖CARR, Daniel James resigneddirector
- 2020-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-02-01➕CARR, Daniel James appointeddirector
- 2018-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) LTD
- 2015-09-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2015-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs CONCRETE WALL PANELS LIMITED
- 2015-03-26➕BROWN, Hugh James appointeddirector
- 2015-03-26➕BROWN, Ryan James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Robinsons Scotland Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Robinsons Scotland Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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CONCRETE WALL PANELS LIMITED
This company · 09510719
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Robinsons Scotland Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 31/12/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Hugh James Brownceased 31/12/2021· 50-75% shares
- Mr Ryan James Brownceased 31/12/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Arkle House
Lonsdale Street
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 1BJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-23
Last: 2026-05-09
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BROWN, Hugh James→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2015-03-26
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BROWN, Ryan James→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2015-03-26
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CARR, Daniel James→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2019-02-01 · resigned 2021-02-28
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) LTD / Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) LTD | A registered charge | — | 06/01/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/09/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-05-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-11