TRADE SOLUTIONS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC208389 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-22
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 14.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10390
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.9y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees17001800

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
4
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-17
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  3. 2026-04-16
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  4. 2026-03-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-10-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-07-23
    ➖
    MORRISON, Helen Felicia Fleming resigned
    director
  7. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-23
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    mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  9. 2024-03-22
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    mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  10. 2024-03-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2024-03-05
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
  12. 2024-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2011-11-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2011-07-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2009-05-12
    ➕
    THOMSON, Oliver Graham Grant appointed
    director
  22. 2004-10-26
    ➖
    ADAMSON, John Alexander resigned
    director
  23. 2004-05-13
    ➕
    THOMSON, Michael Graham appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-05-11
    ➖
    ADAMSON, John Alexander resigned
    secretary
  25. 2001-09-18
    ➕
    MORRISON, Helen Felicia Fleming appointed
    director
  26. 2000-06-22
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    Company incorporated
    As TRADE SOLUTIONS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  27. 2000-06-22
    ➕
    THOMSON, Michael Graham appointed
    director
  28. 2000-06-22
    ➕
    ADAMSON, John Alexander appointed
    secretary
  29. 2000-06-22
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2000-06-22
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2000-06-22
    ➕
    ADAMSON, John Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 77 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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Graham Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1949 · age 77
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Oliver Graham Grant Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-06-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10390 — SIC 10390

Registered office

East Gormack
Blairgowrie
Perthshire
PH10 6TA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

THOMSON, Michael Graham→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMSON, Michael Graham→
director · ~77y · appointed 2000-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMSON, Oliver Graham Grant→
director · ~44y · appointed 2009-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMSON, John Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2000-06-22 · resigned 2004-05-11
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-06-22 · resigned 2000-06-22
Resigned
ADAMSON, John Alexander→
director · ~72y · appointed 2000-06-22 · resigned 2004-10-26
Resigned
MORRISON, Helen Felicia Fleming→
director · ~55y · appointed 2001-09-18 · resigned 2025-07-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
A registered charge1 property05/03/2024—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property14/11/2011—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property23/07/2011—
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Recent filings (79 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-04-17
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-04-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-03-23
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-03-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06