SCOTTISH GALVANIZERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC027121 · ltd · incorporated 1949-06-18
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 28.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Treatment and coating of metals
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 28.8y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (4 active, 15 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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  2. 2024-12-23
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  3. 2023-09-14
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  4. 2022-09-21
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  5. 2021-08-27
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  6. 2021-08-24
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  7. 2021-08-24
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  8. 2021-08-24
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  9. 2020-09-22
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  10. 2020-09-14
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  11. 2020-09-01
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    WOOLRIDGE, Christopher James appointed
    director
  12. 2019-09-30
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  13. 2018-10-19
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  14. 2018-10-18
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  15. 2018-09-11
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  16. 2017-09-30
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  17. 2012-12-01
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    GRAHAM, Dawn Lesley appointed
    secretary
  18. 2012-12-01
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    LYNAM, David Arthur resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-06-01
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    PARSONS, Jonathan David appointed
    director
  20. 2007-05-31
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    NAYLOR, David Arthur resigned
    director
  21. 1999-03-31
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    DOBIE, Robert resigned
    director
  22. 1998-03-31
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    BROWN, Philip Crabtree resigned
    director
  23. 1997-07-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  24. 1996-12-12
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    DOBIE, Robert appointed
    director
  25. 1996-12-10
    ➕
    WOOLRIDGE, Jeremy Frederick appointed
    director
  26. 1996-12-10
    ➕
    LYNAM, David Arthur appointed
    secretary
  27. 1996-12-10
    ➖
    DOBIE, Robert resigned
    director
  28. 1996-12-10
    ➖
    CARADON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  29. 1996-12-10
    ➖
    CARADON SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  30. 1996-12-06
    ➖
    BURNINGHAM, Derek resigned
    secretary
  31. 1995-12-19
    ➖
    BHOWMIK, Chandan Kanti resigned
    secretary
  32. 1995-12-19
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    BURNINGHAM, Derek appointed
    secretary
  33. 1995-03-26
    ➖
    NAYLOR, David Arthur resigned
    secretary
  34. 1995-01-01
    ➕
    BROWN, Philip Crabtree appointed
    director
  35. 1994-12-31
    ➖
    MORRELL, Alan Paylor resigned
    director
  36. 1949-06-18
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    Company incorporated
    As SCOTTISH GALVANIZERS LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 77 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

B E Wedge Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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B E Wedge Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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SCOTTISH GALVANIZERS LIMITED
This company · SC027121

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
B E Wedge Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • B. E. Holdings Ltd 00336600ceased 01/04/2017· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1949-06-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25610 — Treatment and coating of metals

Registered office

Maclellan Street
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G41 1RR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (4 active · 11 resigned)

GRAHAM, Dawn Lesley→
secretary · appointed 2012-12-01
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Active
PARSONS, Jonathan David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-06-01
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Active
WOOLRIDGE, Christopher James→
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-09-01
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Active
WOOLRIDGE, Jeremy Frederick→
director · ~82y · appointed 1996-12-10
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Active
BHOWMIK, Chandan Kanti→
secretary · resigned 1995-12-19
Resigned
BURNINGHAM, Derek→
secretary · appointed 1995-12-19 · resigned 1996-12-06
Resigned
LYNAM, David Arthur→
secretary · appointed 1996-12-10 · resigned 2012-12-01
Resigned
NAYLOR, David Arthur→
secretary · resigned 1995-03-26
Resigned
BROWN, Philip Crabtree→
director · ~76y · appointed 1995-01-01 · resigned 1998-03-31
Resigned
DOBIE, Robert→
director · ~90y · appointed 1996-12-12 · resigned 1999-03-31
Resigned
DOBIE, Robert→
director · ~90y · resigned 1996-12-10
Resigned
MORRELL, Alan Paylor→
director · ~86y · resigned 1994-12-31
Resigned
NAYLOR, David Arthur→
director · ~81y · resigned 2007-05-31
Resigned
CARADON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · resigned 1996-12-10
Resigned
CARADON SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · resigned 1996-12-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
Book debts debenture1 property22/07/1997—
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Recent filings (118 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-08-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-22