RED BOX MANUFACTURING LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC217900 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-06
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 20.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£101.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.3y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 3 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 £101,168
Net assets shrinking
Down £38,808 YoY
Cash YoY
+3%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£154k
↑ 3.2% YoY
Net Worth
£101k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£401k
↓ 3.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£83k£167k£250k£333k£417kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£115.8k£165.9k
Current assets£401.4k£416.6k
Cash£154.0k£149.2k
Debtors£155.0k£170.1k
Net assets£101.2k£140.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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  2. 2024-09-24
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  3. 2024-04-08
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  4. 2023-11-26
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  5. 2022-12-08
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  6. 2022-02-24
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  7. 2021-02-09
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  8. 2019-12-02
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  9. 2019-07-09
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    LACHLAN, Graham appointed
    secretary
  10. 2019-07-09
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    REDFERN, Kirsty Margaret resigned
    secretary
  11. 2019-07-09
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  12. 2019-07-09
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  13. 2018-10-23
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  14. 2018-01-18
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  15. 2018-01-18
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  16. 2018-01-04
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    LACHLAN, Graham resigned
    secretary
  17. 2018-01-04
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    REDFERN, Kirsty Margaret appointed
    secretary
  18. 2017-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  19. 2008-03-20
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    KEENAN, Eileen resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-10-12
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    LACHLAN, Graham appointed
    director
  21. 2007-10-12
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    LACHLAN, Graham appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-02-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2003-09-30
    ➖
    LACHLAN, Graham resigned
    director
  24. 2003-06-09
    ➕
    WILSON, Alan appointed
    director
  25. 2002-04-05
    ➕
    KEENAN, Eileen appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-04-05
    ➕
    LACHLAN, Graham appointed
    director
  27. 2001-04-06
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    Company incorporated
    As RED BOX MANUFACTURING LTD.
  28. 2001-04-06
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-04-06
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2001-04-06
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2001-04-06
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2001-04-06
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2001-04-06
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares24/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Graham Lachlanceased 06/04/2023· 25-50% shares

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

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6 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
Incorporated2001-04-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

11 Unthank Road
Mossend
Bellshill
Lanarkshire
ML4 1DD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

LACHLAN, Graham→
secretary · appointed 2019-07-09
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Active
LACHLAN, Graham→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-10-12
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Active
WILSON, Alan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-06-09
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Active
KEENAN, Eileen→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-05 · resigned 2008-03-20
Resigned
LACHLAN, Graham→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-12 · resigned 2018-01-04
Resigned
REDFERN, Kirsty Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2018-01-04 · resigned 2019-07-09
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-04-06 · resigned 2001-04-06
Resigned
LACHLAN, Graham→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-04-05 · resigned 2003-09-30
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-04-06 · resigned 2001-04-06
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-04-06 · resigned 2001-04-06
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
Standard security1 property15/02/2006—
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Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-24