POLYMER LOGISTICS SCOTLAND LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC192213 · ltd · incorporated 1998-12-24
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 15.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.1y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (4 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)
84
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
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees202100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-01-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-01-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-12-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-09-15
    ➕
    COLPAERT, Anton Guido M appointed
    director
  10. 2024-09-15
    ➕
    HUTS, Stefan Jan G appointed
    director
  11. 2024-09-15
    ➖
    VALKENIERS, Peter Karl Julian resigned
    director
  12. 2023-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-11-10
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-02-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-10-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2017-09-01
    ➕
    DE ROOVERE, Geert Jules appointed
    director
  22. 2017-09-01
    ➖
    HUTS, Ferdinand Ernest resigned
    director
  23. 2017-09-01
    ➖
    VAN DEN HEUVEL, Catherine Joanna resigned
    director
  24. 2017-02-21
    ➖
    VAN PETEGEM, Linda Maria resigned
    director
  25. 2016-05-01
    ➕
    STOCKMANS, Steven Francis J appointed
    director
  26. 2016-05-01
    ➖
    WOUTERS, Patrick Leopold Jeanne resigned
    director
  27. 2014-01-01
    ➕
    HUTS, Ferdinand Ernest appointed
    director
  28. 2014-01-01
    ➕
    VAN DEN HEUVEL, Catherine Joanna appointed
    director
  29. 2014-01-01
    ➕
    VAN PETEGEM, Linda Maria appointed
    director
  30. 2011-03-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 2010-05-24
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Gordon resigned
    secretary
  32. 2010-05-24
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Gordon resigned
    director
  33. 2003-12-23
    ➕
    VALKENIERS, Peter Karl Julian appointed
    director
  34. 2003-12-23
    ➖
    VERWIMP, Dirk resigned
    director
  35. 2003-12-23
    ➕
    WOUTERS, Patrick Leopold Jeanne appointed
    director
  36. 1999-09-30
    ➖
    LAWGRAM DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  37. 1999-09-13
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Gordon appointed
    secretary
  38. 1999-09-13
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Gordon appointed
    director
  39. 1999-09-13
    ➕
    VERWIMP, Dirk appointed
    director
  40. 1999-09-13
    ➖
    LAWGRAM DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  41. 1999-07-21
    ➕
    LAWGRAM DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  42. 1999-07-21
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  43. 1999-07-21
    ➕
    LAWGRAM DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  44. 1999-07-21
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  45. 1998-12-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As POLYMER LOGISTICS SCOTLAND LTD.
  46. 1998-12-24
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  47. 1998-12-24
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

40/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-20

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ferdinand Ernest Huts
Individual · Belgian · DOB 06/1950 · age 76
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-12-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

Common Logistics Platform
Reddoch Road
Grangemouth
Stirlingshire
FK3 9XU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-20OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-06

Officers (4 active · 12 resigned)

COLPAERT, Anton Guido M→
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DE ROOVERE, Geert Jules→
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUTS, Stefan Jan G→
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STOCKMANS, Steven Francis J→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Gordon→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-13 · resigned 2010-05-24
Resigned
LAWGRAM DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-07-21 · resigned 1999-09-30
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-12-24 · resigned 1999-07-21
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Gordon→
director · ~55y · appointed 1999-09-13 · resigned 2010-05-24
Resigned
HUTS, Ferdinand Ernest→
director · ~76y · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2017-09-01
Resigned
VALKENIERS, Peter Karl Julian→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-12-23 · resigned 2024-09-15
Resigned
VAN DEN HEUVEL, Catherine Joanna→
director · ~76y · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2017-09-01
Resigned
VAN PETEGEM, Linda Maria→
director · ~76y · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2017-02-21
Resigned
VERWIMP, Dirk→
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-09-13 · resigned 2003-12-23
Resigned
WOUTERS, Patrick Leopold Jeanne→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-12-23 · resigned 2016-05-01
Resigned
LAWGRAM DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1999-07-21 · resigned 1999-09-13
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1998-12-24 · resigned 1999-07-21
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 Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property14/03/2011—
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Recent filings (107 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AAMD
2021-11-10