SCOTGRIP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC130388 · ltd · incorporated 1991-03-04
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.10M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
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
119 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,101,617
Net assets shrinking
Down £309,705 YoY
Cash YoY
+45%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£560k
↑ 45% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£282k£565k£847k£1.1m£1.4mMar 2024Mar 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Cash£560.2k£386.9k
Net assets£1.10M£1.41M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

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 (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-08-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-08-15
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-08-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-01-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-19
    📄
    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  9. 2023-07-19
    📄
    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  10. 2023-07-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-06-29
    ➖
    YULE, George Kynoch resigned
    director
  12. 2022-12-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-03-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-03-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2021-03-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2021-01-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2020-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-11-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2020-11-02
    ➕
    YULE, George Kynoch appointed
    director
  22. 2020-01-07
    ➖
    PRISE, Mary Denise resigned
    director
  23. 2017-09-26
    ➖
    PRISE, Colin resigned
    director
  24. 2013-08-27
    ➕
    LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2013-08-27
    ➖
    PRISE, Mary Denise resigned
    secretary
  26. 2004-06-07
    ➕
    PRISE, Colin Mark appointed
    director
  27. 2004-06-07
    ➕
    PRISE, Orrin Ralph appointed
    director
  28. 1992-12-18
    ➖
    MACDONALD, John Roy resigned
    director
  29. 1991-03-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SCOTGRIP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  30. 1991-03-04
    ➕
    PRISE, Mary Denise appointed
    secretary
  31. 1991-03-04
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  32. 1991-03-04
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  33. 1991-03-04
    ➕
    MACDONALD, John Roy appointed
    director
  34. 1991-03-04
    ➕
    PRISE, Colin appointed
    director
  35. 1991-03-04
    ➕
    PRISE, Mary Denise appointed
    director
  36. 1991-03-04
    ➕
    WAUGH, Joanne appointed
    nominee-director
  37. 1991-03-04
    ➖
    WAUGH, Joanne resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin Mark Prise
Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Orrin Ralph Prise
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Colin Priseceased 26/09/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Manufacturing · AB postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
RD FURNISTYLE LTD→
SC833133 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
REDRESS DYNAMICS LTD→
SC872662 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
RIGDELUGE GLOBAL LIMITED→
SC425450 · est 2012 · no financials extracted
————13y——
RS CONTRACTS & HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD→
SC881979 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
SAF ELECTRICAL SERVICES (NE) LTD→
SC832326 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
SALTIRE MEMORIAL COMPANY LTD→
SC415315 · est 2012 · no financials extracted
————14y——
SAPPI ROCKWELL SOLUTIONS LIMITED→
SC177774 · est 1997 · no financials extracted
————28y——
SAS OFFSHORE ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD→
SC595325 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————7y——
SAXON ENGINEERING LIMITED→
SC832320 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
SCHOOLHILL HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED→
SC077775 · est 1982 · no financials extracted
————44y——
SCOTIA CABINS LIMITED→
SC494456 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————11y——
SCOTIA INSTRUMENTATION LIMITED→
SC074997 · est 1981 · no financials extracted
————44y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-03-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Johnstone House
52-54 Rose Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1HA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

LC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRISE, Colin Mark→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRISE, Orrin Ralph→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRISE, Mary Denise→
secretary · appointed 1991-03-04 · resigned 2013-08-27
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-03-04 · resigned 1991-03-04
Resigned
MACDONALD, John Roy→
director · ~83y · appointed 1991-03-04 · resigned 1992-12-18
Resigned
PRISE, Colin→
director · ~78y · appointed 1991-03-04 · resigned 2017-09-26
Resigned
PRISE, Mary Denise→
director · ~79y · appointed 1991-03-04 · resigned 2020-01-07
Resigned
WAUGH, Joanne→
nominee-director · appointed 1991-03-04 · resigned 1991-03-04
Resigned
YULE, George Kynoch→
director · ~75y · appointed 2020-11-02 · resigned 2023-06-29
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (119 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-07-19
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-07-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-08