SCOTIA INSTRUMENTATION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC074997 · ltd · incorporated 1981-05-29
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 44.2y 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
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26511
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 44.2y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 44.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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, 3 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
123 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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
5
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-11-26📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-11-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-11-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-24📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2021-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-20📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2019-12-20📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2019-12-13📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2019-11-27➕BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-11-27➖DAVIE, John Robert resignedsecretary
- 2019-11-19➕RATTRAY, Stephanie Lauren appointeddirector
- 2019-11-19➖SMITH, Adrian James Simpson resigneddirector
- 2019-11-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-11-04🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2019-10-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2008-07-01➕DAVIE, John Robert appointedsecretary
- 2008-07-01➖JAMIESON DAVIE resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-09-21➕MESSRS JAMIESON DAVIE appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-09-21➖MESSRS JAMIESON DAVIE resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1991-09-01➖PHILIP GAULD & CO resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1991-07-01➕PHILIP GAULD & CO appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1990-10-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1990-06-06➖BUCHANAN, Anne resigneddirector
- 1990-06-06➖BUCHANAN, Gordon Alan resigneddirector
- 1982-02-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1981-05-29🏢Company incorporatedAs SCOTIA INSTRUMENTATION LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James William Thom Individual · British · DOB 12/1951 · age 75 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/06/2016 |
Mrs Stephanie Lauren Rattray Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/11/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Adrian James Simpson Smithceased 19/11/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-05-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC26511 — SIC 26511
Registered office
Campus 1 Aberdeen Science & Technology Park Balgownie Road
Bridge Of Don
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB22 8GT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2019-11-27
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RATTRAY, Stephanie Lauren→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2019-11-19
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Active
DAVIE, John Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-07-01 · resigned 2019-11-27
JAMIESON DAVIE→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · resigned 2008-07-01
MESSRS JAMIESON DAVIE→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2000-09-21 · resigned 2000-09-21
PHILIP GAULD & CO→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1991-07-01 · resigned 1991-09-01
BUCHANAN, Anne→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1990-06-06
BUCHANAN, Gordon Alan→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1990-06-06
SMITH, Adrian James Simpson→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · resigned 2019-11-19
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 04/11/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 03/10/1990 | 19/11/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 03/02/1982 | 28/10/2019 |
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Recent filings (123 total)
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-11-26
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-11-26
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-01-24