WARDPARK INDUSTRIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC154577 · ltd · incorporated 1994-11-29
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£815.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -36% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.4y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £815,848
Cash YoY
-36%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£347k
↓ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£816k
↑ 6.6% YoY
Current Assets
£2.0m
↑ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£399k£798k£1.2m£1.6m£2.0mSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£1.17M£894.9k
Current assets£2.00M£1.33M
Cash£346.7k£543.5k
Debtors£1.55M£704.9k
Net assets£815.8k£765.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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  2. 2024-06-25
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  3. 2024-03-07
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  4. 2024-03-05
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    HAMILTON, Thomas William resigned
    director
  5. 2023-06-30
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  6. 2022-06-29
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  7. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2020-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-02
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    O'NEILL, Kieran John appointed
    director
  10. 2019-09-02
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2019-06-28
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  12. 2019-05-10
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  13. 2019-05-06
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  14. 2019-05-04
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  15. 2019-05-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2019-04-30
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    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2019-04-26
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    GOUTHER, Edward resigned
    director
  18. 2019-04-26
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2019-04-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  21. 2017-06-30
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  22. 2007-12-20
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    MCKINNON, Colin Graham appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-12-20
    ➕
    MCKINNON, Colin Graham appointed
    director
  24. 2007-12-20
    ➖
    MURPHY, Cherie resigned
    secretary
  25. 2007-12-20
    ➕
    HAMILTON, Thomas William appointed
    director
  26. 2007-12-20
    ➖
    MURPHY, Kevin John resigned
    director
  27. 2007-12-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Jason John Murphy and Others
  28. 1999-04-06
    ➕
    GOUTHER, Edward appointed
    director
  29. 1998-04-01
    ➖
    MURPHY, Gwen resigned
    secretary
  30. 1996-08-30
    ➕
    MURPHY, Cherie appointed
    secretary
  31. 1995-01-31
    ➕
    MURPHY, Gwen appointed
    secretary
  32. 1995-01-31
    ➖
    ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1995-01-31
    ➕
    MURPHY, Kevin John appointed
    director
  34. 1995-01-31
    ➖
    ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 1994-11-29
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    Company incorporated
    As WARDPARK INDUSTRIES LIMITED
  36. 1994-11-29
    ➕
    ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1994-11-29
    ➕
    ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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.)

Group structure

Bec Plastics Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bec Plastics Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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WARDPARK INDUSTRIES LIMITED
This company · SC154577

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
Bec Plastics Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated1994-11-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

76 Dumbarton Road
Clydebank
Dunbartonshire
G81 1UG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

MCKINNON, Colin Graham→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-20
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Active
MCKINNON, Colin Graham→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-12-20
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Active
O'NEILL, Kieran John→
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-09-02
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Active
MURPHY, Cherie→
secretary · appointed 1996-08-30 · resigned 2007-12-20
Resigned
MURPHY, Gwen→
secretary · appointed 1995-01-31 · resigned 1998-04-01
Resigned
ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-11-29 · resigned 1995-01-31
Resigned
GOUTHER, Edward→
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-04-06 · resigned 2019-04-26
Resigned
HAMILTON, Thomas William→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-12-20 · resigned 2024-03-05
Resigned
MURPHY, Kevin John→
director · ~78y · appointed 1995-01-31 · resigned 2007-12-20
Resigned
ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-11-29 · resigned 1995-01-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—26/04/2019—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—26/04/2019—
satisfied
Jason John Murphy and Others
Floating charge1 property20/12/200704/05/2019
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Recent filings (91 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
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accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
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accounts · AA
2022-06-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-29
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2021-06-29
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2021-01-09
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accounts · AA
2020-09-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-19
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officers · AP01
2019-09-02