A & T INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC132175 · ltd · incorporated 1991-06-03
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 34.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 34.4y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-04
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    HOUSTON, Louisa Jayne appointed
    secretary
  3. 2025-08-04
    ➕
    HOUSTON, Louisa Jayne appointed
    director
  4. 2025-08-04
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2025-08-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-08-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-09-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2021-09-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2021-09-03
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    HOUSTON, Neil Alexander resigned
    secretary
  15. 2021-09-03
    ➖
    HOUSTON, Neil Alexander resigned
    director
  16. 2021-08-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2021-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-07-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2021-04-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2021-04-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2020-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2014-12-09
    ➖
    HOUSTON, Isabella Dewar resigned
    director
  24. 2008-10-03
    ➖
    HOUSTON, Isabella Dewar resigned
    secretary
  25. 2008-10-03
    ➕
    HOUSTON, Neil Alexander appointed
    secretary
  26. 1992-07-28
    ➕
    HOUSTON, Neil Alexander appointed
    director
  27. 1991-12-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  28. 1991-06-03
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    Company incorporated
    As A & T INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LIMITED
  29. 1991-06-03
    ➕
    HOUSTON, Alexander Torrance appointed
    director
  30. 1991-06-03
    ➕
    HOUSTON, David Andrew appointed
    director
  31. 1991-06-03
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  32. 1991-06-03
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  33. 1991-06-03
    ➕
    WAUGH, Joanne appointed
    director
  34. 1991-06-03
    ➖
    WAUGH, Joanne resigned
    director
  35. 1991-06-01
    ➕
    HOUSTON, Isabella Dewar appointed
    secretary
  36. 1991-06-01
    ➕
    HOUSTON, Isabella Dewar appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HOUSTON, Louisa Jayne (same surname) appointed 2025-08-04. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Andrew Houston
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Neil Alexander Houstonceased 03/09/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1991-06-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Seath Road
Rutherglen Industrial Estate
Rutherglen
G73 1RW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

HOUSTON, Louisa Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2025-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOUSTON, Alexander Torrance→
director · ~81y · appointed 1991-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOUSTON, David Andrew→
director · ~55y · appointed 1991-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOUSTON, Louisa Jayne→
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOUSTON, Isabella Dewar→
secretary · appointed 1991-06-01 · resigned 2008-10-03
Resigned
HOUSTON, Neil Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-03 · resigned 2021-09-03
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-06-03 · resigned 1991-06-03
Resigned
HOUSTON, Isabella Dewar→
director · ~89y · appointed 1991-06-01 · resigned 2014-12-09
Resigned
HOUSTON, Neil Alexander→
director · ~53y · appointed 1992-07-28 · resigned 2021-09-03
Resigned
WAUGH, Joanne→
director · ~57y · appointed 1991-06-03 · resigned 1991-06-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property20/12/1991—
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Recent filings (101 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-08-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-09-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-15