WILLIAM YOUNG (KILMARNOCK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC032275 · ltd · incorporated 1957-05-13

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Conservative operator with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 72). 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 (77/100).

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Refinance opportunity

11 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 49.6y

45/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 49.6 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.
· Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

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

Lenders & charges

11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

119 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒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.

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Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £930,344

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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
Profit before tax	£930.3k	—
Average employees	53	—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

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2023-09-29
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2023-03-14
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Charge satisfied #11
2023-03-14
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Charge satisfied #10
2023-03-14
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Charge satisfied #9
2023-03-14
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Charge satisfied #8
2023-03-14
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Charge satisfied #7
2023-03-14
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Charge satisfied #6
2023-03-14
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Charge satisfied #5
2022-12-22
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2021-06-21
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2020-03-09
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2019-09-27
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2018-08-13
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2018-03-07
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2012-09-28
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Charge satisfied #4
2012-09-28
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Charge satisfied #3
2012-09-28
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Charge satisfied #2
2012-09-28
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Charge satisfied #1
2012-09-05
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2012-09-05
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2012-09-05
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2012-09-05
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2012-08-28
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2012-04-04
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2012-04-04
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2011-01-06
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
1993-05-17
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YOUNG, Douglas appointed
secretary
1993-02-17
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YOUNG, John Duncan resigned
secretary
1993-02-17
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YOUNG, Jean Crawford Ramsay resigned
director
1993-02-17
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YOUNG, John Duncan resigned
director
1991-12-31
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YOUNG, William resigned
secretary
1984-05-21
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1977-05-12
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1976-10-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1957-05-13
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Company incorporated
As WILLIAM YOUNG (KILMARNOCK) LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100

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

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "YOUNG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 69 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

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Douglas Young Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	06/04/2016

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

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A.L. PAINT AND SUPPLIES LIMITED→ SC173153 · est 1997	—	—	£973.9k	—	29y	82	74y
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AM SERVICE STATIONS LIMITED→ SC211245 · est 2000	—	—	—	13	25y	82	59y
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1957-05-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47520 — Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores

Registered office

West Langlands Street

Kilmarnock

KA1 2QA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-14

Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

YOUNG, Douglas→

secretary · appointed 1993-05-17

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Active

YOUNG, Colin Emile→

director · ~68y

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Active

YOUNG, Douglas→

director · ~66y

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Active

YOUNG, William→

director · ~72y

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Active

YOUNG, John Duncan→

secretary · resigned 1993-02-17

Resigned

YOUNG, William→

secretary · resigned 1991-12-31

Resigned

YOUNG, Jean Crawford Ramsay→

director · ~100y · resigned 1993-02-17

Resigned

YOUNG, John Duncan→

director · ~99y · resigned 1993-02-17

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:11 of 11 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	05/09/2012	14/03/2023
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	05/09/2012	14/03/2023
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	05/09/2012	14/03/2023
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	05/09/2012	14/03/2023
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	Floating charge	1 property	28/08/2012	14/03/2023
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	04/04/2012	14/03/2023
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	04/04/2012	14/03/2023
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	Standard security	1 property	06/01/2011	28/09/2012
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Standard security	1 property	21/05/1984	28/09/2012
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Standard security	1 property	12/05/1977	28/09/2012
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	14/10/1976	28/09/2012

Recent filings (119 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-31

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accounts · AA

2025-12-18

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2024-12-18

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2023-09-29

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mortgage · MR04

2023-03-14

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-03-14

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mortgage · MR04

2023-03-14

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mortgage · MR04

2023-03-14

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mortgage · MR04

2023-03-14

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mortgage · MR04

2023-03-14

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mortgage · MR04

2023-03-14

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-05

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accounts · AA

2022-12-22