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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 44.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26511
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active 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 44.4y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 44.4 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
124 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  2. 2025-11-26
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    capital · SH10
  3. 2025-11-26
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2025-11-26
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-11-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-06-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-24
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  12. 2021-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-06-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-12-20
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  18. 2019-12-20
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  19. 2019-11-27
    ➕
    BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2019-11-27
    ➖
    DAVIE, John Robert resigned
    secretary
  21. 2019-11-19
    ➕
    RATTRAY, Stephanie Lauren appointed
    director
  22. 2019-11-19
    ➖
    SMITH, Adrian James Simpson resigned
    director
  23. 2019-11-19
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2019-11-04
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  25. 2019-10-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2008-07-01
    ➕
    DAVIE, John Robert appointed
    secretary
  27. 2008-07-01
    ➖
    JAMIESON DAVIE resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2000-09-21
    ➕
    MESSRS JAMIESON DAVIE appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2000-09-21
    ➖
    MESSRS JAMIESON DAVIE resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 1991-09-01
    ➖
    PHILIP GAULD & CO resigned
    corporate-secretary
  31. 1991-07-01
    ➕
    PHILIP GAULD & CO appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 1990-10-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  33. 1990-06-06
    ➖
    BUCHANAN, Anne resigned
    director
  34. 1990-06-06
    ➖
    BUCHANAN, Gordon Alan resigned
    director
  35. 1982-02-03
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  36. 1981-05-29
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    Company incorporated
    As SCOTIA INSTRUMENTATION LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 candidate

Strong 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
medium

Multiple 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James William Thom
Individual · British · DOB 12/1951 · age 75
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/06/2016
Mrs Stephanie Lauren Rattray
Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/11/2025
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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Company details

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: 2027-06-22
Last: 2026-06-08

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-11-27
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Active
RATTRAY, Stephanie Lauren→
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-11-19
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Active
THOM, James William→
director · ~75y
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Active
DAVIE, John Robert→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-01 · resigned 2019-11-27
Resigned
JAMIESON DAVIE→
corporate-secretary · resigned 2008-07-01
Resigned
MESSRS JAMIESON DAVIE→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-09-21 · resigned 2000-09-21
Resigned
PHILIP GAULD & CO→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1991-07-01 · resigned 1991-09-01
Resigned
BUCHANAN, Anne→
director · resigned 1990-06-06
Resigned
BUCHANAN, Gordon Alan→
director · resigned 1990-06-06
Resigned
SMITH, Adrian James Simpson→
director · ~69y · resigned 2019-11-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
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 security1 property03/10/199019/11/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property03/02/198228/10/2019
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Recent filings (124 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-09
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