HUGH LOGAN PLANT & ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC060061 · ltd · incorporated 1976-05-25
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 39.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 39.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 39.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-20➕GILMURRAY, Anne appointedsecretary
- 2022-06-20📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-06-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-05-11➖CARNEY MCKANE, Nicola resignedsecretary
- 2022-05-11➖CARNEY MCKANE, Nicola resigneddirector
- 2021-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-05-23➕GILMURRAY, Anne appointeddirector
- 2012-05-23➖CARNEY, Mary resigneddirector
- 2012-05-23➖CARNEY, Matthew resigneddirector
- 1998-02-04🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1997-04-08🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 1997-01-31➕CARNEY, Mark appointeddirector
- 1997-01-31➕CARNEY MCKANE, Nicola appointedsecretary
- 1997-01-31➖LOGAN, Catherine Mary Mccrae resignedsecretary
- 1997-01-31➕CARNEY, Mary appointeddirector
- 1997-01-31➕CARNEY, Matthew appointeddirector
- 1997-01-31➕CARNEY MCKANE, Nicola appointeddirector
- 1997-01-31➖LOGAN, Catherine Mary Mccrae resigneddirector
- 1997-01-31➖LOGAN, Hugh John resigneddirector
- 1988-06-17🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1987-10-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1987-02-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1976-05-25🏢Company incorporatedAs HUGH LOGAN PLANT & ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Carney Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1976-05-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
Whistleberry Industrial Estate
Whistleberry Road
Hamilton
ML3 0ED
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
Active
CARNEY, Mark→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 1997-01-31
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GILMURRAY, Anne→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2012-05-23
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CARNEY MCKANE, Nicola→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-01-31 · resigned 2022-05-11
LOGAN, Catherine Mary Mccrae→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1997-01-31
CARNEY, Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1997-01-31 · resigned 2012-05-23
CARNEY, Matthew→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1997-01-31 · resigned 2012-05-23
CARNEY MCKANE, Nicola→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 1997-01-31 · resigned 2022-05-11
LOGAN, Catherine Mary Mccrae→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 1997-01-31
LOGAN, Hugh John→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 1997-01-31
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 04/02/1998 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 17/06/1988 | 08/04/1997 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 06/02/1987 | 21/10/1987 |
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Recent filings (118 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-09-02