THE MILLSHOP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC005530 · ltd · incorporated 1904-01-13
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 35.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 35.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 35.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (4 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
129 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-09-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-09-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-17➕JACKSON, John Robert appointeddirector
- 2019-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-03-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-08-21➕EDMONDS, Robert Neil appointeddirector
- 2017-08-21➖EDMONDS, Robert Neil resigneddirector
- 2017-06-01➖LEE, Kristian Brian resigneddirector
- 2017-05-10➕SIMPSON, Stephen Robert appointeddirector
- 2012-02-20➖HOUSTON, David Oliver resigneddirector
- 2012-01-04➕LEE, Kristian Brian appointeddirector
- 2001-07-16➖BIRRELL, Colin resigneddirector
- 2001-07-13➕HOUSTON, David Oliver appointeddirector
- 2001-05-31➕CARRUTHERS, June appointedsecretary
- 2001-05-31➕CARRUTHERS, June appointeddirector
- 2001-05-31➖DUNBAR, Jennifer Mary resignedsecretary
- 2001-05-31➖DUNBAR, Jennifer Mary resigneddirector
- 2000-01-28➕BIRRELL, Colin appointeddirector
- 2000-01-28➖STEVENSON, David Deas resigneddirector
- 1996-12-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1996-02-02➖AINSLIE, James Thomas Heard resigneddirector
- 1996-02-02➕DUNBAR, Jennifer Mary appointeddirector
- 1994-12-13➖ELLIOT, John Johnstone resigneddirector
- 1993-05-31➖RUSSELL, Graham Gillies Tomlinson resigneddirector
- 1991-04-15➖AINSLIE, James Thomas Heard resignedsecretary
- 1991-04-15➕DUNBAR, Jennifer Mary appointedsecretary
- 1990-11-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1904-01-13🏢Company incorporatedAs THE MILLSHOP LIMITED
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 122 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- 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
Kings Landing Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Kings Landing Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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THE MILLSHOP LIMITED
This company · SC005530
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kings Landing Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 18/09/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- The Edinburgh Woollen Mill Limitedceased 18/09/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1904-01-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Waverley Mills
Langholm
Dumfriesshire
DG13 0EB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-01
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10
Officers (4 active · 11 resigned)
Active
CARRUTHERS, June→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2001-05-31
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JACKSON, John Robert→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-09-17
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SIMPSON, Stephen Robert→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-05-10
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AINSLIE, James Thomas Heard→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1991-04-15
DUNBAR, Jennifer Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-04-15 · resigned 2001-05-31
AINSLIE, James Thomas Heard→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 1996-02-02
BIRRELL, Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2000-01-28 · resigned 2001-07-16
DUNBAR, Jennifer Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1996-02-02 · resigned 2001-05-31
EDMONDS, Robert Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-08-21 · resigned 2017-08-21
ELLIOT, John Johnstone→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 1994-12-13
HOUSTON, David Oliver→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2001-07-13 · resigned 2012-02-20
LEE, Kristian Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2012-01-04 · resigned 2017-06-01
RUSSELL, Graham Gillies Tomlinson→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 1993-05-31
STEVENSON, David Deas→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 2000-01-28
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 12/11/1990 | 13/12/1996 |
Recent filings (129 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-19