OREGON TIMBER FRAME LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC181419 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-12

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 28.3y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 28.3 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.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)

Directors & officers

25 officers (5 active, 25 linked, 18 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

173 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (79 events)Click to expand

2026-03-10
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officers · TM02
2026-03-10
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officers · AP03
2026-03-05
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HUDSON, Kathryn Barbara appointed
secretary
2026-03-05
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BARRATT CORPORATE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2026-02-03
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2026-02-03
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-29
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BAINS, Kamalprit Kaur resigned
secretary
2026-01-29
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BARRATT CORPORATE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2025-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-06
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BOYES, Steven John resigned
director
2025-04-29
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-25
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2025-01-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
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officers · AP01
2025-01-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-01
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CONDIE, Alison appointed
director
2024-12-31
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MCLEOD, Douglas resigned
director
2024-02-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-25
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2022-03-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-02-10
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2021-11-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-02
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DODYK, Robin Peter resigned
director
2021-07-30
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MCKINLAY, George Allan resigned
director
2021-05-19
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-05-18
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2021-04-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2019-12-31
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LAWSON, Roderick Graham resigned
director
2019-08-29
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Charge satisfied #5
2019-08-29
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Charge satisfied #4
2019-06-27
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BORLAND, Donald William appointed
director
2019-06-27
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BAINS, Kamalprit Kaur appointed
secretary
2019-06-27
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LAWSON, Roderick Graham resigned
secretary
2019-06-27
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MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2019-06-27
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BOYES, Steven John appointed
director
2019-06-27
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FITZSIMMONS, Neil resigned
director
2019-06-27
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JARMAN, Michael Neil resigned
director
2019-06-27
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MCLEOD, Douglas appointed
director
2019-06-27
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YOUNG, Eric Macfie resigned
director
2019-06-25
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-09-01
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FITZSIMMONS, Neil appointed
director
2017-03-07
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MORE, Gerry Campbell resigned
director
2015-12-03
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Charge satisfied #3
2015-12-03
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Charge satisfied #2
2015-10-09
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MCKINLAY, George Allan appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 79 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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 ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: BAINS, Kamalprit Kaur resigned 2026-01-29; BARRATT CORPORATE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned 2026-03-05; BOYES, Steven John resigned 2025-09-06

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

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

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Bdw Trading Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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OREGON TIMBER FRAME LTD.

This company · SC181419

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
Bdw Trading Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	27/06/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Roderick Graham Lawsonceased 27/06/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated1997-12-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery

Registered office

Blairton House Old Aberdeen Road

Balmedie

Aberdeen

AB23 8SH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-29

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-26

Last: 2025-12-12