J & D PIERCE (CONTRACTS) LTD.

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SC174690 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-21

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2023

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Conservative operator with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (77/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 27.8y

45/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 27.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
· Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

16 officers (8 active, 16 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

108 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £13,301,803

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2023-12-31
Profit before tax	£13.30M
Average employees	47400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2026-04-20
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officers · CH01
2026-04-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-08
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officers · TM01
2026-01-01
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PIERCE, Jamie appointed
director
2026-01-01
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RYAN, David appointed
director
2026-01-01
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TAYLOR, David appointed
director
2026-01-01
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CALDWELL, Andrew resigned
director
2025-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-26
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PULLEN, Christopher Mark appointed
director
2025-05-26
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LOFGREN, Philip Jens Max resigned
director
2024-09-14
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mortgage · MR04
2024-09-14
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-09-14
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Charge satisfied #4
2024-09-14
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Charge satisfied #3
2024-08-09
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-09
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Charge satisfied #2
2024-08-01
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mortgage · MR01
2024-07-17
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Charge registered #5
Lender: London & Continental Railways Limited
2024-07-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-22
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DAKIN, Michael Derek Royston resigned
director
2023-06-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-03
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JONSSON, Mikael Peter appointed
director
2023-03-23
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officers · RP04AP01
2022-11-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-28
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DAKIN, Michael Derek Royston appointed
director
2022-07-12
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-06-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-06-14
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BERGEGÅRD, Pär Fredrik appointed
director
2022-06-14
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GUNBY, Matthew James appointed
director
2022-06-14
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PIERCE, James resigned
secretary
2022-06-14
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LOFGREN, Philip Jens Max appointed
director
2022-06-14
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PIERCE, James resigned
director
2021-05-19
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BROWN, John William resigned
director
2018-08-27
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BROWN, John William appointed
director
2018-08-27
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CALDWELL, Andrew appointed
director
2015-04-03
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Charge satisfied #1
2015-01-16
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1999-08-09
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1999-01-29
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1998-07-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1997-04-21
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Company incorporated
As J & D PIERCE (CONTRACTS) LTD.
1997-04-21
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PIERCE, Derek appointed
director
1997-04-21
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PIERCE, James appointed
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 55 events

Owner dependency

81/100

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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PIERCE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 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

2 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CALDWELL, Andrew resigned 2026-01-01; LOFGREN, Philip Jens Max resigned 2025-05-26

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.

Group structure

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

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Storskogen Uk Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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J & D PIERCE (CONTRACTS) LTD.

This company · SC174690

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Storskogen Uk Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	14/06/2022

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Derek Pierceceased 14/06/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr James Pierceceased 14/06/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% 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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1997-04-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

Unit 14, Caledonian Road

Glengarnock

Ayrshire

KA14 3DA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-05

Last: 2026-04-21