THE SCOTIA FENCING COMPANY LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC030555 · ltd · incorporated 1955-01-29
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 49.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 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
2 live charges · oldest 49.9y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 49.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
102 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.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 600 | 600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-23➕MCCLEAN, Natasha Hannah appointeddirector
- 2026-03-23➕MCCLEAN, Rebecca Sophie appointeddirector
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-01-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29➖MCCLEAN, Janet Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2023-03-29➖MCCLEAN, Janet Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 1995-09-04➖CARRICK-ANDERSON, Christopher resignedsecretary
- 1995-09-04➕MCCLEAN, Janet Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 1991-10-17➕MCCLEAN, Charles James appointeddirector
- 1991-10-17➖BENNIE, David Ferguson resigneddirector
- 1991-10-17➕MCCLEAN, Janet Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 1991-10-08➖BENNIE, David Ferguson resignedsecretary
- 1991-10-08➕CARRICK-ANDERSON, Christopher appointedsecretary
- 1985-05-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1976-06-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1955-01-29🏢Company incorporatedAs THE SCOTIA FENCING COMPANY LTD.
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MCCLEAN, Natasha Hannah (same surname) appointed 2026-03-23. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Charles James Mcclean Individual · British · DOB 07/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 31/12/2016 |
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 →
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7 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1955-01-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
0 Howe Road
Kilsyth
Glasgow
G65 0TA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
MCCLEAN, Charles James→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 1991-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCLEAN, Natasha Hannah→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2026-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCLEAN, Rebecca Sophie→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2026-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BENNIE, David Ferguson→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1991-10-08
CARRICK-ANDERSON, Christopher→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-10-08 · resigned 1995-09-04
MCCLEAN, Janet Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-09-04 · resigned 2023-03-29
BENNIE, David Ferguson→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · resigned 1991-10-17
MCCLEAN, Janet Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1991-10-17 · resigned 2023-03-29
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 20/05/1985 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 15/06/1976 | — |
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Recent filings (102 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08