ANDREW R. WILSON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC089741 · ltd · incorporated 1984-09-20
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 26.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, 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

1 live charge · oldest 26.7y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
124 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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  2. 2025-09-17
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  7. 2024-12-24
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  14. 2024-09-28
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  15. 2024-09-23
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    address · RP09
  16. 2023-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-08-15
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    LLOYD, Clare Alison appointed
    director
  21. 2018-08-15
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    LLOYD, Rebecca appointed
    director
  22. 2018-08-15
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    REYNOLDS, Ben appointed
    director
  23. 2018-08-15
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    REYNOLDS, Georgine appointed
    director
  24. 2017-12-19
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2017-10-20
    ➖
    WILSON, Moira resigned
    secretary
  26. 2017-10-20
    ➖
    WILSON, Andrew R resigned
    director
  27. 2017-10-18
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    LLOYD, Steven Michael appointed
    director
  28. 1999-08-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  29. 1993-12-16
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    WILSON, Moira resigned
    director
  30. 1984-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW R. WILSON LIMITED

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ben Reynolds
Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares15/08/2018
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Miss Rebecca Lloydceased 31/03/2025· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Steven Michael Lloydceased 15/08/2018· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Andrew R Wilsonceased 20/10/2017· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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
Incorporated1984-09-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

Sandbed House
Dalswinton
Dumfries
DG1 1TG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

LLOYD, Clare Alison→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-08-15
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Active
LLOYD, Rebecca→
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-08-15
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Active
LLOYD, Steven Michael→
director · ~75y · appointed 2017-10-18
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Active
REYNOLDS, Ben→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-08-15
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Active
REYNOLDS, Georgine→
director · ~36y · appointed 2018-08-15
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Active
WILSON, Moira→
secretary · resigned 2017-10-20
Resigned
WILSON, Andrew R→
director · ~94y · resigned 2017-10-20
Resigned
WILSON, Moira→
director · ~95y · resigned 1993-12-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property20/08/199919/12/2017

Recent filings (124 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-23