ANDRAIL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC146547 · ltd · incorporated 1993-09-16

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

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£1.28M

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

55209Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 72). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

20 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 27.1y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 27.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

20 charges (20/20 with lender, 20/20 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

150 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,278,308

Net assets shrinking

Down £51,483 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 90% YoY

Cash YoY

-90%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£25k

↓ 90% YoY

Net Worth

£1.3m

↓ 3.9% YoY

Current Assets

£171k

↓ 79% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£1.30M	£1.34M
Current assets	£170.6k	£806.7k
Cash	£25.3k	£248.9k
Debtors	£141.3k	£553.8k
Net assets	£1.28M	£1.33M

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (77 events)Click to expand

2026-01-27
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accounts · AA
2025-01-28
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accounts · AA
2024-09-26
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officers · TM01
2024-09-16
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JORDAN, David resigned
director
2024-04-30
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accounts · AA
2023-10-17
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JORDAN, David appointed
director
2023-10-17
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officers · AP01
2023-08-01
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NICOLSON, Lynn appointed
director
2023-08-01
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officers · AP01
2023-01-30
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accounts · AA
2022-07-05
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mortgage · MR04
2022-07-05
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Charge satisfied #10
2022-05-25
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accounts · AA
2021-06-30
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JORDAN, David resigned
director
2021-06-30
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officers · TM01
2021-06-23
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JORDAN, David appointed
director
2021-06-23
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officers · AP01
2021-04-14
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mortgage · MR04
2021-04-14
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mortgage · MR04
2021-04-14
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mortgage · MR04
2021-04-14
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mortgage · MR04
2021-04-14
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mortgage · MR04
2021-04-14
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Charge satisfied #15
2021-04-14
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Charge satisfied #14
2021-04-14
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Charge satisfied #13
2021-04-14
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Charge satisfied #12
2021-04-14
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Charge satisfied #8
2021-01-24
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mortgage · MR04
2021-01-24
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mortgage · MR04
2021-01-24
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Charge satisfied #7
2021-01-24
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Charge satisfied #6
2020-12-17
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GENTLE, Robert William resigned
director
2020-12-17
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capital · SH06
2020-12-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-01-30
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Charge satisfied #21
2020-01-30
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Charge satisfied #20
2020-01-30
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Charge satisfied #19
2020-01-30
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Charge satisfied #18
2020-01-30
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Charge satisfied #17
2020-01-30
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Charge satisfied #11
2020-01-30
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Charge satisfied #5
2020-01-30
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Charge satisfied #4
2020-01-30
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Charge satisfied #3
2020-01-29
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Charge satisfied #16
2013-04-14
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GIBLIN, Patrick Joseph resigned
director
2010-03-10
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Charge registered #21
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
2010-03-04
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Charge registered #20
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
2010-02-15
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Charge satisfied #1
2010-02-08
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Charge registered #19
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
2010-02-08
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Charge registered #18
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC

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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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100

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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 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

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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Graham Stanley Wylie Individual · British · DOB 07/1954 · age 72	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Robert William Gentleceased 17/12/2020· 25-50% shares
Carol Giblinceased 14/03/2017· 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

Incorporated1993-09-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

145 St. Vincent Street

Glasgow

G2 5JF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

WYLIE, Graham Stanley→

secretary · appointed 1993-09-16

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Active

NICOLSON, Lynn→

director · ~70y · appointed 2023-08-01

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Active

WYLIE, Graham Stanley→

director · ~72y · appointed 1993-09-16

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Active

GENTLE, Robert William→

director · ~72y · appointed 2003-03-15 · resigned 2020-12-17

Resigned

GIBLIN, Patrich Joseph→

director · ~72y · appointed 1993-09-16 · resigned 1999-01-12

Resigned

GIBLIN, Patrick Joseph→

director · ~72y · appointed 2005-05-05 · resigned 2013-04-14

Resigned

HAWKES, Michael→

director · ~77y · appointed 1994-01-27 · resigned 1999-01-12

Resigned

JORDAN, David→

director · ~49y · appointed 2023-10-17 · resigned 2024-09-16

Resigned

JORDAN, David→

director · ~49y · appointed 2021-06-23 · resigned 2021-06-30

Resigned

WYLIE, Stanley Houston→

director · ~101y · appointed 1999-01-15 · resigned 2003-03-15

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:20 of 20 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	10/03/2010	30/01/2020
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	04/03/2010	30/01/2020
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	08/02/2010	30/01/2020
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	08/02/2010	30/01/2020
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	08/02/2010	30/01/2020
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	21/01/2010	29/01/2020
satisfied	Persimmon Homes Persimmon Homes Limited	Standard security	1 property	08/07/2008	14/04/2021
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	19/04/2007	14/04/2021
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	05/05/2006	14/04/2021
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	23/09/2005	14/04/2021
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	22/09/2005	30/01/2020
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	08/05/2003	05/07/2022
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	14/06/2002	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	31/05/2002	24/01/2021
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	28/05/2002	14/04/2021
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	17/05/2002	24/01/2021
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	16/05/2002	30/01/2020
satisfied	Hewden Properties Hewden Properties Limited	Standard security	1 property	01/10/2001	30/01/2020
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	11/05/1999	30/01/2020
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	30/03/1999	15/02/2010

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Recent filings (150 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-01-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-01-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-26

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-09-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-30

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-10-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-28

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-08-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-01-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-28

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2022-07-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-05-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-09-29

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-06-30