VECTOR SUPPLIES LIMITED

📉Decliningactive
SC103810 · ltd · incorporated 1987-03-25
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.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 06100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 35.9y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 35.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
154 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £446,198

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Profit before tax£446.2k£635.5k
Average employees161400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-07-25
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2023-07-25
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2023-07-25
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    Charge satisfied #3
  8. 2023-07-25
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    Charge satisfied #2
  9. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-17
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    mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  11. 2022-10-14
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    mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  12. 2022-10-13
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2022-10-12
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    mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  14. 2022-10-12
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    mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  15. 2022-10-10
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
  16. 2022-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-06-29
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    FARQUHAR, Garry John Grant resigned
    secretary
  22. 2015-06-29
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Edward Beedie
  23. 2015-06-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Garry John Grant Farguhar
  24. 2006-07-28
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    MCBEATH, David appointed
    director
  25. 2006-07-28
    ➕
    PROCTOR, Steven John appointed
    director
  26. 2006-07-28
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    SHAND, Geoffrey Melvin resigned
    director
  27. 1994-07-12
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    FARQUHAR, Garry John Grant appointed
    secretary
  28. 1994-07-12
    ➖
    PETERKINS, SOLICITORS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1992-05-01
    ➖
    COUTTS, Graeme Forbes resigned
    director
  30. 1990-06-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 1987-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As VECTOR SUPPLIES LIMITED

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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

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.

Group structure

Vector Supplies (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Vector Supplies (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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VECTOR SUPPLIES LIMITED
This company · SC103810

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
Vector Supplies (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-03-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC06100 — SIC 06100

Registered office

Unit 4b
Wellheads Way
Dyce
Aberdeen
AB21 7GA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

BEEDIE, Edward→
director · ~71y
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Active
FARQUHAR, Garry John Grant→
director · ~71y
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Active
MCBEATH, David→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-07-28
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Active
PROCTOR, Steven John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-07-28
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Active
FARQUHAR, Garry John Grant→
secretary · appointed 1994-07-12 · resigned 2015-06-29
Resigned
PETERKINS, SOLICITORS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · resigned 1994-07-12
Resigned
COUTTS, Graeme Forbes→
director · ~67y · resigned 1992-05-01
Resigned
SHAND, Geoffrey Melvin→
director · ~75y · resigned 2006-07-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
A registered charge—10/10/2022—
satisfied
Edward Beedie
A registered charge—29/06/201525/07/2023
satisfied
Garry John Grant Farguhar
A registered charge—29/06/201525/07/2023
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property11/06/1990—
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Recent filings (154 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2022-10-17
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2022-10-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-13
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2022-10-12
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2022-10-12