VICRAPORE LIMITED

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SC040474 · ltd · incorporated 1964-06-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£26.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £26,270
Net assets shrinking
Down £685 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£26k
↓ 2.5% YoY
Current Assets
£51k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£21k£31k£41k£51kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£26.3k£27.0k
Current assets£51.3k£51.0k
Cash—£4.8k
Debtors£51.3k£46.3k
Net assets£26.3k£27.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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  2. 2024-12-10
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  3. 2024-07-04
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  4. 2024-07-04
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  5. 2024-01-10
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  6. 2022-12-22
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  7. 2021-08-24
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  8. 2020-07-09
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  9. 2019-09-17
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-08
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  11. 2018-06-29
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  12. 2017-08-16
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  13. 2017-08-14
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  14. 2017-01-17
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  15. 2016-07-20
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  16. 2015-07-16
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  17. 2007-06-01
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    HOWARD, Kenneth John resigned
    secretary
  18. 2002-06-12
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    HOWARD, Kenneth John appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-07-12
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Michael appointed
    director
  20. 2001-07-12
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    VINCENT, Catherine Margaret resigned
    secretary
  21. 2001-07-12
    ➖
    CRAIG, Margaret Ballie White resigned
    director
  22. 2001-07-12
    ➖
    VINCENT, Catherine Margaret resigned
    director
  23. 1964-06-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As VICRAPORE LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 62 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1964-06-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290

Registered office

47 Ardrossan Road
Seamill
West Kilbride
KA23 9NE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

TAYLOR, Michael→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-07-12
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Active
HOWARD, Kenneth John→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-12 · resigned 2007-06-01
Resigned
VINCENT, Catherine Margaret→
secretary · resigned 2001-07-12
Resigned
CRAIG, Margaret Ballie White→
director · ~98y · resigned 2001-07-12
Resigned
VINCENT, Catherine Margaret→
director · ~99y · resigned 2001-07-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (96 total)

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2025-12-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
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accounts · AA
2021-08-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
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2020-07-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-17