WEIRS TARMAC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC214462 · ltd · incorporated 2001-01-05

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.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to May 2024

Net worth

£1.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of roads and motorways

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -51% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

69 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,478

Net assets shrinking

Down £42,804 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 51% YoY

Cash YoY

-51%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£13k

↓ 51% YoY

Net Worth

£1k

↓ 97% YoY

Current Assets

£18k

↓ 63% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-05-31	2023-05-31
Total assets	£1.5k	£44.3k
Current assets	£17.9k	£48.7k
Cash	£13.3k	£27.4k
Debtors	£4.5k	£20.7k
Net assets	£1.5k	£44.3k

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

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-04-21
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gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-27
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accounts · AA
2024-02-29
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accounts · AA
2023-02-28
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accounts · AA
2022-05-27
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accounts · AA
2021-05-31
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accounts · AA
2020-02-24
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accounts · AA
2019-02-28
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accounts · AA
2018-02-13
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accounts · AA
2017-02-28
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accounts · AA
2016-02-28
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accounts · AA
2016-01-07
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annual-return · AR01
2015-02-27
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accounts · AA
2015-01-19
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annual-return · AR01
2014-11-26
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officers · AP03
2014-11-25
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officers · TM01
2014-11-25
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officers · CH01
2014-10-23
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MCKINNON, Oonagh Grant appointed
secretary
2014-10-23
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WEIR, John appointed
director
2014-10-23
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WEIR, John resigned
secretary
2010-10-23
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WEIR, Thomas resigned
director
2001-01-05
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Company incorporated
As WEIRS TARMAC LIMITED
2001-01-05
➕
WEIR, Alexina Stewart appointed
director
2001-01-05
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WEIR, John appointed
secretary
2001-01-05
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-01-05
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-01-05
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WEIR, Thomas appointed
director

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WEIR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100

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 88 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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: 2025-01-19

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Alexina Stewart Weir Individual · British · DOB 04/1938 · age 88	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2001-01-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC42110 — Construction of roads and motorways

Registered office

Abercorn House

79 Renfrew Road

Paisley

Renfrewshire

PA3 4DA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2025-01-19OVERDUE

Last: 2024-01-05

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MCKINNON, Oonagh Grant→

secretary · appointed 2014-10-23

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Active

WEIR, Alexina Stewart→

director · ~88y · appointed 2001-01-05

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Active

WEIR, John→

director · ~62y · appointed 2014-10-23

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Active

WEIR, John→

secretary · appointed 2001-01-05 · resigned 2014-10-23

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-01-05 · resigned 2001-01-05

Resigned

WEIR, Thomas→

director · ~90y · appointed 2001-01-05 · resigned 2010-10-23

Resigned

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