STUDBOLT (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC214962 · ltd · incorporated 2001-01-22
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 25.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£699.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25940
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 25.2y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £699,097
Cash YoY
+81%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£604k
↑ 81% YoY
Net Worth
£699k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£1.0m
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£203k£407k£610k£814k£1.0mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£701.5k£581.5k
Current assets£1.02M£890.5k
Cash£604.4k£334.8k
Debtors£412.7k£555.7k
Net assets£699.1k£577.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-15
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-11
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  8. 2021-03-11
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2021-03-11
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2021-03-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2021-03-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-03-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-03-01
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    QUEEN, Derek resigned
    director
  14. 2020-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-10-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2017-05-24
    ➕
    QUEEN, Lorraine appointed
    director
  19. 2013-10-01
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2011-06-03
    ➕
    QUEEN, Paul appointed
    director
  21. 2011-02-28
    ➕
    QUEEN, Lorraine appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-02-28
    ➖
    QUEEN, Derek resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-08-01
    ➖
    KELLY, Edward resigned
    director
  24. 2001-02-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2001-01-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STUDBOLT (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  26. 2001-01-22
    ➕
    QUEEN, Derek appointed
    secretary
  27. 2001-01-22
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2001-01-22
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-01-22
    ➕
    KELLY, Edward appointed
    director
  30. 2001-01-22
    ➕
    QUEEN, Derek appointed
    director
  31. 2001-01-22
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2001-01-22
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

Group structure

Studbolt (Scotland) Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Studbolt (Scotland) Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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STUDBOLT (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
This company · SC214962

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Studbolt (Scotland) Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/03/2021
Mr Paul Queen
Individual · British · DOB 09/1983 · age 43
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Derek Queenceased 01/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2001-01-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25940 — SIC 25940

Registered office

8 Abbotsinch Road
Grangemouth
Stirlingshire
FK3 8UX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-10
Last: 2025-04-26

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

QUEEN, Lorraine→
secretary · appointed 2011-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
QUEEN, Lorraine→
director · ~72y · appointed 2017-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
QUEEN, Paul→
director · ~43y · appointed 2011-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
QUEEN, Derek→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-22 · resigned 2011-02-28
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-01-22 · resigned 2001-01-22
Resigned
KELLY, Edward→
director · ~70y · appointed 2001-01-22 · resigned 2008-08-01
Resigned
QUEEN, Derek→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-01-22 · resigned 2021-03-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-01-22 · resigned 2001-01-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property16/02/200101/10/2013

Recent filings (73 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2021-03-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-03-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-03-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-03-11