ST. ANDREWS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £-978.8k | £192.6k |
| Average employees | 8200 | 8000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-05➕MCCABE, Astrid Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2024-04-05📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-03-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-03-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-02➖BARR, Andrew Clark resignedsecretary
- 2023-03-02➖BARR, Andrew Clark resigneddirector
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2017-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2009-05-26➖ALLEN, David John resigneddirector
- 2002-07-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2002-07-05➕ROBINSON, Ronald Cockburn appointeddirector
- 2001-06-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ST. ANDREWS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED
- 2001-06-21➕BARR, Andrew Clark appointedsecretary
- 2001-06-21➕ALLEN, David John appointeddirector
- 2001-06-21➕BARR, Andrew Clark appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
St.Andrews Timber & Building Supplies (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
St.Andrews Timber & Building Supplies (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 30/04/2016 |
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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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 18/04/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 11/07/2002 | — |