MOLPLANT CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC042678 · ltd · incorporated 1965-10-12
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.57M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

10 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 34.9y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
20 officers (4 active, 20 linked, 10 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
179 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,568,961
Cash YoY
+71%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£428k
↑ 71% YoY
Net Worth
£2.6m
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£1.9m
↑ 2.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£514k£1.0m£1.5m£2.1m£2.6mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.05M£3.09M
Current assets£1.87M£1.83M
Cash£427.7k£249.6k
Debtors£1.39M£1.53M
Net assets£2.57M£2.54M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2026-04-21
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    Charge satisfied #8
  3. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-11-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-11-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-07-26
    ➖
    ARMSTRONG, Janet Mary resigned
    director
  11. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-06-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2022-06-15
    ➖
    THOMSON, Andrea resigned
    secretary
  14. 2021-12-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-12-21
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    NEWBIGGING, Alan David resigned
    director
  16. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2021-11-16
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2021-04-12
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    termination-director-company
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-04-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2021-03-31
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    ARMSTRONG, Joyce resigned
    director
  22. 2021-01-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  23. 2021-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-12-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  25. 2020-12-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2020-12-29
    ➕
    THOMSON, Andrena appointed
    secretary
  27. 2020-12-29
    ➕
    THOMSON, Andrea appointed
    secretary
  28. 2020-12-24
    ➖
    WINTER, Brian resigned
    secretary
  29. 2020-12-24
    ➖
    WINTER, Brian resigned
    director
  30. 2020-02-07
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Nwh Waste Services Limited
  31. 2018-06-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #7
  32. 2018-06-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #6
  33. 2018-05-25
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  34. 2018-05-15
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  35. 2015-01-09
    ➖
    GRANT, Gordon David resigned
    director
  36. 2015-01-09
    ➖
    LITTLE, Charles Maxwell resigned
    director
  37. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Joyce appointed
    director
  38. 2013-09-20
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, John Johnston appointed
    director
  39. 2013-09-20
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Janet Mary appointed
    director
  40. 2013-02-21
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
  41. 2013-02-18
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    Charge satisfied #5
  42. 2013-02-18
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #4
  43. 2013-02-18
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  44. 2013-02-18
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  45. 2013-02-07
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
  46. 2012-08-27
    ➖
    GRIERSON, Sheila Margaret resigned
    secretary
  47. 2012-08-27
    ➕
    WINTER, Brian appointed
    secretary
  48. 2012-08-27
    ➕
    NEWBIGGING, Alan David appointed
    director
  49. 2006-09-06
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Barbara Helen appointed
    director
  50. 2005-05-20
    ➖
    ARMSTRONG, Joyce resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 68 events

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 61 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

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.

Group structure

Armstrong Group (Scotland) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Armstrong Group (Scotland) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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MOLPLANT CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
This company · SC042678

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Armstrong Group (Scotland) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting15/05/2018
Mr John Johnston Armstrong
Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Ms Barbara Helen Armstrong
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Ms Janet Mary Armstrong
Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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
Incorporated1965-10-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 2 Downsway Industrial Estate
Heathhall
Dumfries
Dumfriesshire
DG1 3RS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05
Last: 2025-06-21

Officers (4 active · 16 resigned)

THOMSON, Andrena→
secretary · appointed 2020-12-29
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Active
ARMSTRONG, Barbara Helen→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-09-06
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Active
ARMSTRONG, John Johnston→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-09-20
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Active
ARMSTRONG, John Andrew→
director · ~82y
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Active
ARMSTRONG, Joyce→
secretary · resigned 1991-09-12
Resigned
GRIERSON, Sheila Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1999-04-02 · resigned 2012-08-27
Resigned
MCDOWALL, Jane Marchbank Shankland→
secretary · appointed 1991-09-12 · resigned 1999-04-01
Resigned
MCDOWALL, Jane Marchbank Shankland→
secretary · resigned 1991-07-03
Resigned
THOMSON, Andrea→
secretary · appointed 2020-12-29 · resigned 2022-06-15
Resigned
WINTER, Brian→
secretary · appointed 2012-08-27 · resigned 2020-12-24
Resigned
ARMSTRONG, Janet Mary→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-09-20 · resigned 2023-07-26
Resigned
ARMSTRONG, Joyce→
director · ~83y · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned
ARMSTRONG, Joyce→
director · ~83y · resigned 2005-05-20
Resigned
GRANT, Gordon David→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2015-01-09
Resigned
LITTLE, Charles Maxwell→
director · ~76y · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2015-01-09
Resigned
MCDOWALL, Jane Marchbank Shankland→
director · resigned 1991-07-03
Resigned
MOLLISON, John→
director · resigned 1991-07-03
Resigned
NEWBIGGING, Alan David→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-08-27 · resigned 2021-12-21
Resigned
STEEL, Matthew→
director · resigned 1991-07-03
Resigned
WINTER, Brian→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-08-28 · resigned 2020-12-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

10
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Nwh Waste Services
Nwh Waste Services Limited
A registered charge1 property07/02/2020—
outstanding
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property25/05/2018—
satisfied
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
A registered charge—15/05/201821/04/2026
satisfied
Co-operative Bank
The Co-Operative Bank PLC
Standard security1 property21/02/201313/06/2018
satisfied
Co-operative Bank
The Co-Operative Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property07/02/201313/06/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property31/03/200518/02/2013
satisfied
Dumfries and Galloway Enterprise Company
Dumfries and Galloway Enterprise Company Limited
Standard security1 property05/09/199718/02/2013
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property17/01/199614/03/2002
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property28/07/199518/02/2013
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property25/06/199118/02/2013
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Recent filings (179 total)

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-06-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-29