JAMES PRINGLE TEXTILES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC079554 · ltd · incorporated 1982-07-16
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 43.1y 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
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 43.1y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 43.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
21 officers (4 active, 21 linked, 14 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
121 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2020-09-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-09-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-09-17
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    JACKSON, John Robert appointed
    director
  13. 2019-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-10-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2018-03-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2017-06-01
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    LEE, Kristian Brian resigned
    director
  19. 2017-05-10
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    SIMPSON, Stephen Robert appointed
    director
  20. 2012-02-20
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    HOUSTON, David Oliver resigned
    director
  21. 2012-01-04
    ➕
    LEE, Kristian Brian appointed
    director
  22. 2001-05-31
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    CARRUTHERS, June appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-05-31
    ➕
    CARRUTHERS, June appointed
    director
  24. 2001-05-31
    ➖
    DOUGLAS, John David resigned
    secretary
  25. 2001-05-31
    ➖
    DOUGLAS, John David resigned
    director
  26. 2001-05-31
    ➕
    HOUSTON, David Oliver appointed
    director
  27. 2001-05-31
    ➖
    MCGIBBON, David Campbell resigned
    director
  28. 1998-12-01
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    DOUGLAS, John David appointed
    director
  29. 1998-12-01
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    ROY, William Gordon Begg resigned
    director
  30. 1994-02-24
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    Charge satisfied #2
  31. 1993-12-21
    ➖
    HANNAH, Samuel Victor resigned
    director
  32. 1993-11-29
    ➖
    MOUG, George Boyd resigned
    director
  33. 1993-08-23
    ➖
    CARVEL, John Oswald Alexander resigned
    director
  34. 1993-06-01
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    DOUGLAS, John David appointed
    secretary
  35. 1993-06-01
    ➖
    KNOX, Ruth resigned
    secretary
  36. 1992-12-31
    ➖
    SCOTT, Robert Thomson Earsman resigned
    director
  37. 1992-11-16
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    MCGIBBON, David Campbell appointed
    director
  38. 1992-11-16
    ➕
    ROY, William Gordon Begg appointed
    director
  39. 1991-09-26
    ➖
    WALKER, Norman Caulfield resigned
    director
  40. 1991-05-31
    ➖
    BLINCOW, Frank Robert resigned
    director
  41. 1991-01-25
    ➕
    KNOX, Ruth appointed
    secretary
  42. 1991-01-25
    ➖
    MACAULAY, Frederick resigned
    secretary
  43. 1990-11-05
    ➖
    PRINGLE, Euan James resigned
    director
  44. 1990-10-01
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  45. 1990-08-15
    ➕
    CARVEL, John Oswald Alexander appointed
    director
  46. 1990-08-15
    ➕
    HANNAH, Samuel Victor appointed
    director
  47. 1990-08-15
    ➕
    SCOTT, Robert Thomson Earsman appointed
    director
  48. 1989-12-20
    ➖
    BLINCOW, Frank Robert resigned
    secretary
  49. 1989-12-20
    ➕
    MACAULAY, Frederick appointed
    secretary
  50. 1989-12-20
    ➕
    MOUG, George Boyd appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 55 events

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Kings Landing Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kings Landing Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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JAMES PRINGLE TEXTILES LIMITED
This company · SC079554

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kings Landing Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/09/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • The Edinburgh Woollen Mill Limitedceased 18/09/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest

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
Incorporated1982-07-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Waverley Mills
Langholm
Dumfriesshire
DG13 0EB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-01
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (4 active · 17 resigned)

CARRUTHERS, June→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-31
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Active
CARRUTHERS, June→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-05-31
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Active
JACKSON, John Robert→
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-09-17
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Active
SIMPSON, Stephen Robert→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-05-10
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Active
BLINCOW, Frank Robert→
secretary · resigned 1989-12-20
Resigned
DOUGLAS, John David→
secretary · appointed 1993-06-01 · resigned 2001-05-31
Resigned
KNOX, Ruth→
secretary · appointed 1991-01-25 · resigned 1993-06-01
Resigned
MACAULAY, Frederick→
secretary · appointed 1989-12-20 · resigned 1991-01-25
Resigned
BLINCOW, Frank Robert→
director · ~76y · resigned 1991-05-31
Resigned
CARVEL, John Oswald Alexander→
director · ~98y · appointed 1990-08-15 · resigned 1993-08-23
Resigned
DOUGLAS, John David→
director · ~69y · appointed 1998-12-01 · resigned 2001-05-31
Resigned
HANNAH, Samuel Victor→
director · ~79y · appointed 1990-08-15 · resigned 1993-12-21
Resigned
HOUSTON, David Oliver→
director · ~73y · appointed 2001-05-31 · resigned 2012-02-20
Resigned
LEE, Kristian Brian→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-01-04 · resigned 2017-06-01
Resigned
MCGIBBON, David Campbell→
director · ~79y · appointed 1992-11-16 · resigned 2001-05-31
Resigned
MOUG, George Boyd→
director · ~75y · appointed 1989-12-20 · resigned 1993-11-29
Resigned
PRINGLE, Euan James→
director · resigned 1990-11-05
Resigned
PRINGLE, James Creek→
director · resigned 1989-12-20
Resigned
ROY, William Gordon Begg→
director · ~83y · appointed 1992-11-16 · resigned 1998-12-01
Resigned
SCOTT, Robert Thomson Earsman→
director · ~94y · appointed 1990-08-15 · resigned 1992-12-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
The Highlands and Islands Development Board
Instrument of charge1 property03/05/198324/02/1994
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property10/03/198301/10/1990

Recent filings (121 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-09-25