SIMPSON LABEL COMPANY LIMITED (THE)
🌳Matureactive
SC009731 · ltd · incorporated 1916-12-29
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18121
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 62/100. 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 (50/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 54.1y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 54.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
27 officers (3 active, 27 linked, 22 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
144 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 4100 | 4100 |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-03➖HOGARTH, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2024-08-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-20➕RYBKOWSKA, Katarzyna Wioleta appointeddirector
- 2024-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-21📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP02
- 2019-11-19➕NSD LABELLING GROUP BV appointedcorporate-director
- 2019-10-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-10-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-17➕HOGARTH, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2019-10-17➖MILLS, Neil Fraser resigneddirector
- 2019-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2017-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-02➕MILLS, Neil Fraser appointeddirector
- 2015-03-02➖VISSER, Atte resigneddirector
- 2014-07-09➕VISSER, Atte appointeddirector
- 2014-05-15➖MILLS, Neil Fraser resigneddirector
- 2014-04-07➖MARTIN, Thomas Euan resigneddirector
- 2014-03-10➕MILLS, Neil Fraser appointeddirector
- 2013-12-31➖HEDLEY, David Christopher resigneddirector
- 2010-02-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2007-07-10➕MARTIN, Thomas Euan appointeddirector
- 2007-07-10➖SLINKERT, Michiel Jacobus resigneddirector
- 2007-02-16➕MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-02-16➖MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-11➖EVANS, Michael Niven resignedsecretary
- 2003-04-11➕MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-11➖EVANS, Michael Niven resigneddirector
- 2002-11-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2002-10-25➖CANNON, Thomas Charles Burton resigneddirector
- 2002-06-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2000-01-25➕EVANS, Michael Niven appointedsecretary
- 2000-01-25➕EVANS, Michael Niven appointeddirector
- 2000-01-25➖GOURLAY, John Malcolm resigneddirector
- 2000-01-25➖SIMPSON, Peter John Hugh resigneddirector
- 2000-01-04➕CANNON, Thomas Charles Burton appointeddirector
- 1999-12-31➖FERGUSON, George Donald Tenant resignedsecretary
- 1999-12-31➖BRADY, Peter Fergus resigneddirector
- 1999-12-31➖FERGUSON, George Donald Tenant resigneddirector
- 1999-07-02➕HEDLEY, David Christopher appointeddirector
- 1999-07-02➖SAMSON, James Gordon resigneddirector
- 1999-05-19➖HOEKSTRA, Oege resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 64 events
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.)
Group structure
Nsd Labelling Group Bv is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Nsd Labelling Group Bv
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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SIMPSON LABEL COMPANY LIMITED (THE)
This company · SC009731
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nsd Labelling Group Bv Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1916-12-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC18121 — SIC 18121
Registered office
Bellevue Works
Newbattle Industrial Estate
Dalkeith
Midlothian
EH22 4AF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31
Officers (3 active · 24 resigned)
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
Activecorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RYBKOWSKA, Katarzyna Wioleta→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2024-08-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NSD LABELLING GROUP BV→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2019-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EVANS, Michael Niven→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-01-25 · resigned 2003-04-11
FERGUSON, George Donald Tenant→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1999-12-31
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-11 · resigned 2007-02-16
BRADY, Peter Fergus→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 1998-03-11 · resigned 1999-12-31
CANNON, Thomas Charles Burton→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2000-01-04 · resigned 2002-10-25
EVANS, Michael Niven→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2000-01-25 · resigned 2003-04-11
FERGUSON, George Donald Tenant→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1996-03-06 · resigned 1999-12-31
GOURLAY, John Malcolm→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 2000-01-25
HEDLEY, David Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1999-07-02 · resigned 2013-12-31
HOEKSTRA, Oege→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1998-12-03 · resigned 1999-05-19
HOGARTH, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2019-10-17 · resigned 2025-04-03
KUHNE, Bernard Hendrik→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · resigned 1992-12-31
MACFARLANE, Iain Mackay→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 1991-06-06
MARK, Patrick John William→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 1998-12-31
MARTIN, Thomas Euan→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2007-07-10 · resigned 2014-04-07
MILLS, Neil Fraser→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2015-03-02 · resigned 2019-10-17
MILLS, Neil Fraser→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-03-10 · resigned 2014-05-15
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 24/02/2010 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 27/11/2002 | — | |
| satisfied | Midlothian County Council | Standard security | 1 property | 12/04/1972 | 28/06/2002 |
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Recent filings (144 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-05
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2019-11-21