ARC-TECH (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC127099 · ltd · incorporated 1990-09-07
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 35.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (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 35.6y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 35.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
106 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-27
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-05-01
    HALLIDAY, Andrew appointed
    director
  5. 2024-04-26
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2024-04-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  7. 2024-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-10-12
    ROGERS, Alan resigned
    director
  10. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-09-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-21
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    capital · SH01
  18. 2017-01-13
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2017-01-09
    ROGERS, Alan appointed
    director
  20. 2016-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-06-16
    GALLACHER, John appointed
    director
  22. 2016-04-01
    ROONEY, Bernard appointed
    director
  23. 2006-07-13
    WYLIE, Alastair George Watt appointed
    director
  24. 2006-07-13
    HONE, Brian resigned
    director
  25. 1992-10-01
    ROONEY, Bernard appointed
    secretary
  26. 1992-10-01
    CAMPBELL, Suzanne resigned
    secretary
  27. 1992-07-24
    TODD, Thomas resigned
    director
  28. 1990-10-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 1990-09-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ARC-TECH (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  30. 1990-09-07
    CAMPBELL, Suzanne appointed
    secretary
  31. 1990-09-07
    MABBOTT, Lesley appointed
    nominee-secretary
  32. 1990-09-07
    MABBOTT, Lesley resigned
    nominee-secretary
  33. 1990-09-07
    HONE, Brian appointed
    director
  34. 1990-09-07
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  35. 1990-09-07
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director
  36. 1990-09-07
    TODD, Thomas appointed
    director

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 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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

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

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Ccg (Scotland) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ARC-TECH (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
This company · SC127099

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
Ccg (Scotland) Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares01/09/2016

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
Incorporated1990-09-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

1 Cambuslang Road
Glasgow
G32 8NB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (5 active · 6 resigned)

ROONEY, Bernard
secretary · appointed 1992-10-01
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Active
GALLACHER, John
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-06-16
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Active
HALLIDAY, Andrew
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-05-01
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Active
ROONEY, Bernard
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-04-01
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Active
WYLIE, Alastair George Watt
director · ~75y · appointed 2006-07-13
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Active
CAMPBELL, Suzanne
secretary · appointed 1990-09-07 · resigned 1992-10-01
Resigned
MABBOTT, Lesley
nominee-secretary · appointed 1990-09-07 · resigned 1990-09-07
Resigned
HONE, Brian
director · ~82y · appointed 1990-09-07 · resigned 2006-07-13
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1990-09-07 · resigned 1990-09-07
Resigned
ROGERS, Alan
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-01-09 · resigned 2023-10-12
Resigned
TODD, Thomas
director · ~74y · appointed 1990-09-07 · resigned 1992-07-24
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 Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property24/10/199026/04/2024

Recent filings (106 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-23