NEXUS TECHNOLOGY GROUP UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC040330 · ltd · incorporated 1964-05-01

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 60.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2023

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Machining

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Conservative operator with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 60.0y

80/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 60.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
· Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

22 officers (5 active, 22 linked, 18 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

158 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

78/100Strong

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 £599,475

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2023-08-31
Profit before tax	£599.5k
Average employees	6900

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand

2025-10-23
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EASTCROFT, David John appointed
secretary
2025-10-23
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EASTCROFT, Jamie appointed
director
2025-10-23
➖
CRAIG, Steven Russell resigned
secretary
2025-10-23
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CRAIG, Steven Russell resigned
director
2025-10-23
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-10-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-23
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-12
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EASTCROFT, David John appointed
director
2021-10-12
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HOWAT, Malcolm Newall appointed
director
2021-10-12
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HOGGAN, Stephen Mark resigned
director
2021-10-12
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PATERSON, William resigned
director
2021-08-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
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KANE, Stuart appointed
director
2021-07-30
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EASTCROFT, David John resigned
director
2021-07-30
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HOWAT, Malcolm Newall resigned
director
2020-12-11
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MACPHERSON, Alan Alexander resigned
director
2020-12-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-11-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-07-31
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CRAIG, Steven Russell appointed
secretary
2020-07-31
➕
CRAIG, Steven Russell appointed
director
2020-07-31
➕
HOGGAN, Stephen Mark appointed
director
2020-07-31
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PATERSON, William appointed
director
2019-07-17
➕
EASTCROFT, David John appointed
director
2019-07-17
➕
HOWAT, Malcolm Newall appointed
director
2019-06-30
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HOGGAN, Stephen Mark resigned
director
2016-12-05
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Charge satisfied #1
2016-11-17
➖
MACKIE, Caroline Joyce resigned
secretary
2016-11-17
➕
HOGGAN, Stephen Mark appointed
director
2016-11-17
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MACPHERSON, Alan Alexander appointed
director
2016-11-17
➖
MCGEE, Irene Ursula resigned
director
2016-11-17
➖
SEMPLE, David resigned
director
2016-11-17
➖
SINCLAIR, Alan Anthony resigned
director
2016-11-17
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SINCLAIR, Peter Stanley resigned
director
2016-11-17
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Howat Capital Partners UK Limited
2013-08-27
➕
MACKIE, Caroline Joyce appointed
secretary
2013-08-27
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PARK, George Henderson resigned
secretary
2011-04-06
➕
SEMPLE, David appointed
director

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CRAIG, Steven Russell resigned 2025-10-23; CRAIG, Steven Russell resigned 2025-10-23

Group structure

Howat Capital Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Howat Capital Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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NEXUS TECHNOLOGY GROUP UK LIMITED

This company · SC040330

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Howat Capital Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	31/08/2017

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Howat Capital Uk Limitedceased 13/08/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Ams Group Holdings Limitedceased 31/08/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1964-05-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

7 Melville Terrace

Stirling

FK8 2ND

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-14

Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (5 active · 17 resigned)

EASTCROFT, David John→

secretary · appointed 2025-10-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

EASTCROFT, David John→

director · ~67y · appointed 2021-10-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

EASTCROFT, Jamie→

director · ~37y · appointed 2025-10-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HOWAT, Malcolm Newall→

director · ~79y · appointed 2021-10-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KANE, Stuart→

director · ~66y · appointed 2021-07-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CRAIG, Steven Russell→

secretary · appointed 2020-07-31 · resigned 2025-10-23

Resigned

MACKIE, Caroline Joyce→

secretary · appointed 2013-08-27 · resigned 2016-11-17

Resigned

PARK, George Henderson→

secretary · resigned 2013-08-27

Resigned

CRAIG, Steven Russell→

director · ~39y · appointed 2020-07-31 · resigned 2025-10-23

Resigned

EASTCROFT, David John→

director · ~67y · appointed 2019-07-17 · resigned 2021-07-30

Resigned

HOGGAN, Stephen Mark→

director · ~66y · appointed 2020-07-31 · resigned 2021-10-12

Resigned

HOGGAN, Stephen Mark→

director · ~66y · appointed 2016-11-17 · resigned 2019-06-30

Resigned

HOWAT, Malcolm Newall→

director · ~79y · appointed 2019-07-17 · resigned 2021-07-30

Resigned

KENNEDY, John→

director · ~82y · appointed 1994-05-10 · resigned 2009-04-03

Resigned

MACPHERSON, Alan Alexander→

director · ~50y · appointed 2016-11-17 · resigned 2020-12-11

Resigned

MCGEE, Irene Ursula→

director · ~80y · appointed 1996-05-01 · resigned 2016-11-17

Resigned

PATERSON, William→

director · ~49y · appointed 2020-07-31 · resigned 2021-10-12

Resigned

ROBERTSON, Henry Frew, Mr.→

director · ~87y · resigned 2004-12-29

Resigned

SEMPLE, David→

director · ~60y · appointed 2011-04-06 · resigned 2016-11-17

Resigned

SINCLAIR, Alan Anthony→

director · ~72y · resigned 2016-11-17

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Howat Capital Partners UK Howat Capital Partners UK Limited	A registered charge	—	17/11/2016	—
	satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Bond of cash credit and floating charge	1 property	13/04/1966	05/12/2016

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Recent filings (158 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-12

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2025-10-23

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-10-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-10-23

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-10-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-02-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-05-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-05-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-13

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-10-25

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-10-25