WYLIE-REDMAN (MOULDS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC037222 · ltd · incorporated 1962-02-02
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
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25730
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
84 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-06-09
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    MCALPINE, James Edward resigned
    director
  9. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-07-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 1962-02-02
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    Company incorporated
    As WYLIE-REDMAN (MOULDS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 64 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Mcalpine & Co Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mcalpine & Co Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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WYLIE-REDMAN (MOULDS) LIMITED
This company · SC037222

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
Mcalpine & Co Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • K.G. Mcalpineceased 31/01/2022· significant influence

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
Incorporated1962-02-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25730 — SIC 25730

Registered office

45 Kelvin Ave
Hillington
Glasgow
G52 4LF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

MCALPINE, Kenneth Barbour, Mr.→
secretary
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Active
MCALPINE, Kenneth Barbour, Mr.→
director · ~81y
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MCALPINE, Kenneth Graham, Mr.→
director · ~90y
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Active
MCALPINE, James Edward→
director · ~93y · resigned 2021-06-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-09-25