TELEDYNE GAS MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC025020 · ltd · incorporated 1947-02-04
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
10 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 45.5y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 45.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
42 officers (4 active, 42 linked, 34 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
240 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (112 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30➖HUNTER, David Stuart resigneddirector
- 2022-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-04-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-19➕FOURLEGNIE, Thibault Guy appointeddirector
- 2021-11-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-12➖DEVITA, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2021-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-08-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-08-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-08-02📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-08-01➕WARGENT, Nicholas James appointedsecretary
- 2019-08-01➕BELAK, Cynthia Yuson appointeddirector
- 2019-08-01➕WARGENT, Nicholas James appointeddirector
- 2019-08-01➖BROWN, Ian Richard resignedsecretary
- 2019-08-01➖ASHLEY, David James resigneddirector
- 2019-08-01➕DEVITA, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2019-08-01➖MALIK, Mohammad Irfan resigneddirector
- 2019-08-01➖SEMERCIYAN, Simla resigneddirector
- 2018-05-31➖CHAMBERS, Michael resigneddirector
- 2018-05-01➕SEMERCIYAN, Simla appointeddirector
- 2018-04-30➕BROWN, Ian Richard appointedsecretary
- 2018-04-30➖JUBB, David Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2017-10-04➕JUBB, David Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2017-10-04➖SCHIESER, Peter resignedsecretary
- 2017-10-04➕ASHLEY, David James appointeddirector
- 2017-10-04➖AYRE, Mark resigneddirector
- 2017-10-04➕CHAMBERS, Michael appointeddirector
- 2017-10-04➖LERNER, Barry resigneddirector
- 2017-10-04➕MALIK, Mohammad Irfan appointeddirector
- 2017-10-04➖SCHIESER, Peter resigneddirector
- 2017-08-31➕AYRE, Mark appointeddirector
- 2017-08-31➖BOWIE, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2017-03-10➖ALPHONSUS, Anton Bernard resigneddirector
- 2015-11-10➕ALPHONSUS, Anton Bernard appointeddirector
- 2015-11-10➕BOWIE, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2015-10-30➖BENNY, Paul Andrew resigneddirector
- 2015-03-19🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2015-03-19🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2015-03-19🔓Charge satisfied #7
Showing most recent 50 of 112 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 79 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Rhombi Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Rhombi Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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TELEDYNE GAS MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS LIMITED
This company · SC025020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhombi Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/03/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Gmi Group Holdings Limitedceased 11/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY SYSTEMS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ SC313968 · est 2006 | £18.63M £14.49M–£22.77M | — | — | — | 19y | 83 | 86y |
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| SMITH & MCLAURIN LIMITED→ SC229817 · est 2002 | £3.37M £2.62M–£4.12M | — | — | 7500 | 24y | 85 | 68y |
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| CARLTON DIE CASTINGS LIMITED→ SC083494 · est 1983 | — | — | £704.5k | — | 42y | 83 | 83y |
| DAVID SMITH (FABRICATORS) LIMITED→ SC056938 · est 1975 | — | — | £184.3k | — | 51y | 83 | 58y |
| JGB STEELCRAFT (U.K.) LIMITED→ SC130494 · est 1991 | — | — | £673.3k | — | 35y | 83 | 60y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1947-02-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900
Registered office
Inchinnan Business Park
Renfrew
PA4 9RG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03
Officers (4 active · 38 resigned)
WARGENT, Nicholas James→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-08-01
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BELAK, Cynthia Yuson→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2019-08-01
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FOURLEGNIE, Thibault Guy→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2021-11-19
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WARGENT, Nicholas James→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-08-01
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BROWN, Ian Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-04-30 · resigned 2019-08-01
HUNTER, David Stuart→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-07-25 · resigned 2015-02-27
JUBB, David Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-10-04 · resigned 2018-04-30
MANSON, Derek Charles→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-12-23
MILNE, James George→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-12-21 · resigned 1996-07-25
SCHIESER, Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-02-27 · resigned 2017-10-04
ALLAN, Frederick James→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1991-04-02
ALPHONSUS, Anton Bernard→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2015-11-10 · resigned 2017-03-10
ASHLEY, David James→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-10-04 · resigned 2019-08-01
AYRE, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-08-31 · resigned 2017-10-04
BENNY, Paul Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-02-27 · resigned 2015-10-30
BOWIE, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2015-11-10 · resigned 2017-08-31
CHAMBERS, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2017-10-04 · resigned 2018-05-31
COOPER, Jonathan George→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1994-11-15 · resigned 1995-03-24
CUNNINGHAM, Douglas Harry Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1999-09-01 · resigned 2007-09-30
DEVITA, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-08-01 · resigned 2021-11-12
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Mortgages & charges
10
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/11/2013 | 19/03/2015 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Trustee | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/10/2013 | 19/03/2015 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 11/03/2013 | 19/03/2015 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 22/02/2013 | 19/03/2015 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 26/10/2012 | 19/03/2015 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 16/10/2012 | 19/03/2015 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 22/01/2009 | 26/10/2012 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 19/03/2008 | 09/09/2011 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 2 properties | 11/05/1990 | 19/07/2011 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 26/11/1980 | 29/11/2011 |
Recent filings (240 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-04-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-19