THOMSON, RODDICK & LAURIE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC028073 · ltd · incorporated 1950-12-29
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 14.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.7y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
111 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-10➖THOMSON, John A resigneddirector
- 2024-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2015-08-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2015-08-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-09-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
- 1999-09-30➖PIPE, Graham resigneddirector
- 1998-01-01➕SHARP, Sybelle Margery Fair appointeddirector
- 1997-10-31➖BUTLER, David Edward resigneddirector
- 1996-11-01➖MACRAE, Duncan resigneddirector
- 1996-05-01➖ARTER, David John resigneddirector
- 1950-12-29🏢Company incorporatedAs THOMSON, RODDICK & LAURIE LIMITED
Owner dependency
98/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "THOMSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — 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 candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 75 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stuart Alexander Thomson Individual · British · DOB 11/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| HARDIE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC222639 · est 2001 | £2.62M £1.96M–£3.27M | — | — | 2 | 24y | 82 | 66y |
| D R W LTD.→ SC278769 · est 2005 | — | — | £91.7k | — | 21y | 83 | 71y |
| STRANRAER MILLENNIUM CENTRE COMMUNITY TRUST→ SC189780 · est 1998 | — | — | — | 700 | 27y | 83 | 80y |
| BURNFOOT FARMS→ SC387583 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | 82 | 74y |
| CHARLES PAISLEY & SONS LIMITED→ SC273942 · est 2004 | — | — | £422.9k | — | 21y | 82 | 63y |
| LESLEY GREENLEES LIMITED→ SC386519 · est 2010 | — | — | £244.9k | — | 15y | 82 | 83y |
| ROUCAN LOCH CREMATORIUM COMPANY LIMITED→ SC252072 · est 2003 | — | — | — | 900 | 22y | 82 | 65y |
| ALARM SYSTEMS LIMITED→ SC168495 · est 1996 | — | — | £1.05M | — | 29y | 81 | 79y |
| CROSSROADS CARE AND SUPPORT→ SC220161 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | 81 | 83y |
| DOODLE TRUST→ SC371597 · est 2010 | — | — | £192.5k | — | 16y | 81 | 73y |
| THOMSON RODDICK CALLAN LIMITED→ SC736177 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1950-12-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Marefield
Summergate
Annan
DG12 6SH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-06
Last: 2025-04-22
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
Active
SHARP, Sybelle Margery Fair→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 1998-01-01
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Active
Active
ARTER, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 1996-05-01
BUTLER, David Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · resigned 1997-10-31
MACRAE, Duncan→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 1996-11-01
PIPE, Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 1999-09-30
THOMSON, John A→
Resigneddirector · ~102y · resigned 2025-02-10
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/08/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/08/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 02/09/2011 | — |
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Recent filings (111 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-19