GOUDIE'S OF KIRKINTILLOCH LIMITED

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SC043877 · ltd · incorporated 1966-09-15
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£56.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 14390
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 78). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 59.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 59.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
86 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £56,933
Cash YoY
+4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
↑ 4.3% YoY
Net Worth
£57k
↑ 1.8% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 1.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£11k£23k£34k£46k£57kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£56.9k£55.9k
Current assets£10.5k£10.3k
Cash£10.5k£10.0k
Debtors£27£309
Net assets£56.9k£55.9k

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

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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
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Last 90 days
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-19
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  2. 2024-06-26
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  3. 2023-06-28
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  4. 2022-06-27
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  5. 2021-06-30
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  6. 2020-06-29
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  7. 2019-06-27
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  8. 2018-11-16
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  9. 2018-11-16
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  10. 2018-11-16
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    Charge satisfied #2
  11. 2018-11-16
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    Charge satisfied #1
  12. 2018-06-29
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  13. 2017-07-31
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  14. 2016-09-02
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  15. 2015-08-24
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  16. 2015-06-29
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  17. 2014-08-15
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  18. 2002-09-13
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    COPLEY, Alison Sarah resigned
    director
  19. 1978-11-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  20. 1966-11-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  21. 1966-09-15
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    Company incorporated
    As GOUDIE'S OF KIRKINTILLOCH LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 60 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alison Sarah Copley
Individual · British · DOB 07/1947 · age 79
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1966-09-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC14390 — SIC 14390

Registered office

Broadcroft
Kirkintilloch
G66 1HS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

COPLEY, Alison Sarah→
secretary
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Active
COPLEY, Thomas Ian→
director · ~78y
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Active
COPLEY, Alison Sarah→
director · ~79y · resigned 2002-09-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property06/11/197816/11/2018
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Bond of cash credit and floating charge1 property15/11/196616/11/2018

Recent filings (86 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
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2025-06-19
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2024-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2024-06-26
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2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2023-06-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
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2022-06-27
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2021-08-20
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2021-06-30
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2020-08-17
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2020-06-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-27
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mortgage · MR04
2018-11-16