WITZENMANN UK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC073404 · ltd · incorporated 1980-12-12
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 40.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 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
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 40.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 40.2 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 (57/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
127 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
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28➕MOSSMAN, Lisa Mary appointedsecretary
- 2026-04-28➖NAIRN, John Michael Campbell resignedsecretary
- 2026-04-28📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-04-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-15📄auditors-resignation-companyauditors · AUD
- 2020-04-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-04-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-04-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-04-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-04-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-04-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-04-09➕HENNIG, Niels Torsten appointeddirector
- 2020-04-09➖WEINBRECHT, Wolfgang Bruno resigneddirector
- 2020-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-04-24➕WEINBRECHT, Wolfgang Bruno appointeddirector
- 2019-03-30➖FLOCK, Gerhard Alfred, Dr resigneddirector
- 2017-05-24➖KOCH, Hans Eberhard, Dr resigneddirector
- 2012-02-10🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2010-06-30➖KILPATRICK, John resigneddirector
- 2009-09-01➕EAST, Kevin John appointeddirector
- 2005-05-05➕NAIRN, John Michael Campbell appointedsecretary
- 2005-03-17➖CRAWFORD, Morag Rose resignedsecretary
- 2001-06-21➕CRAWFORD, Morag Rose appointedsecretary
- 2001-06-14➖SCOTT, Mitchell Gordon Dick resignedsecretary
- 2001-06-14➖SCOTT, Mitchell Gordon Dick resigneddirector
- 2000-12-07➕FLOCK, Gerhard Alfred, Dr appointeddirector
- 2000-12-07➕KOCH, Hans Eberhard, Dr appointeddirector
- 2000-04-28➖MARTYN, Kenneth Hamilton resigneddirector
- 1997-08-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1997-05-20🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1995-04-26🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Royal Bank Invoice Finance Limited
- 1992-11-01➕KILPATRICK, John appointeddirector
- 1992-08-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1991-06-28➖MACFADYEN, Kenneth Iain Neil resignedsecretary
- 1991-06-28➕SCOTT, Mitchell Gordon Dick appointedsecretary
- 1991-06-28➖MACFADYEN, Kenneth Iain Neil resigneddirector
- 1989-01-14➕MARTYN, Kenneth Hamilton appointeddirector
- 1986-05-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1980-12-12🏢Company incorporatedAs WITZENMANN UK 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Niels Torsten Hennig Individual · German · DOB 08/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 09/04/2020 |
Mr Kevin John East Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/11/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Wolfgang Bruno Weinbrechtceased 09/04/2020· significant influence
- Dr Gerhard Alfred Flockceased 30/03/2019· significant influence
- Dr Hans Eberhard Kochceased 24/05/2017· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-12-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Registered office
2 Earn Avenue
Righead Industrial Estate
Bellshill
Lanarkshire,
ML4 3LW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28
Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)
MOSSMAN, Lisa Mary→
Activesecretary · appointed 2026-04-28
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EAST, Kevin John→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2009-09-01
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HENNIG, Niels Torsten→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2020-04-09
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CRAWFORD, Morag Rose→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-06-21 · resigned 2005-03-17
MACFADYEN, Kenneth Iain Neil→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1991-06-28
NAIRN, John Michael Campbell→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-05-05 · resigned 2026-04-28
SCOTT, Mitchell Gordon Dick→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-06-28 · resigned 2001-06-14
FLOCK, Gerhard Alfred, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2000-12-07 · resigned 2019-03-30
KILPATRICK, John→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1992-11-01 · resigned 2010-06-30
KOCH, Hans Eberhard, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2000-12-07 · resigned 2017-05-24
MACFADYEN, Kenneth Iain Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 1991-06-28
MARTYN, Kenneth Hamilton→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 1989-01-14 · resigned 2000-04-28
SCOTT, Mitchell Gordon Dick→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 2001-06-14
WEINBRECHT, Wolfgang Bruno→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2019-04-24 · resigned 2020-04-09
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 20/05/1997 | 10/02/2012 | |
| outstanding | Royal Bank Invoice Finance Royal Bank Invoice Finance Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 26/04/1995 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 20/08/1992 | 20/08/1997 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 12/05/1986 | — |
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Recent filings (127 total)
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