CASTLE MASONRY PRODUCTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC225802 · ltd · incorporated 2001-11-28
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 23.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
80 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1800 | 2000 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-04-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-14📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2016-07-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2016-07-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2014-04-29🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2011-03-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: East of Scotland Investment Fund Limited
- 2009-01-15➖NICOLSON, Graeme Russell resigneddirector
- 2002-11-01➕NICOLSON, Graeme Russell appointeddirector
- 2002-09-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2002-07-30➕FERGIE, Douglas appointeddirector
- 2002-07-29➕AITKEN, Dale Mcleod appointedsecretary
- 2002-07-29➕AITKEN, Dale Mcleod appointeddirector
- 2001-11-30➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-11-30➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-11-28🏢Company incorporatedAs CASTLE MASONRY PRODUCTS LIMITED
- 2001-11-28➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-11-28➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Dale Mcleod Aitken Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2016 |
Mr Douglas Fergie Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2016 |
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-11-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Uphall Depot, Uphall
Broxburn
West Lothian
EH52 5NT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
AITKEN, Dale Mcleod→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AITKEN, Dale Mcleod→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2002-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FERGIE, Douglas→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2002-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-11-28 · resigned 2001-11-30
NICOLSON, Graeme Russell→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2002-11-01 · resigned 2009-01-15
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-11-28 · resigned 2001-11-30
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | East of Scotland Investment Fund East of Scotland Investment Fund Limited | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 10/03/2011 | 29/04/2014 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 1 property | 17/09/2002 | 05/04/2018 |
Recent filings (80 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-31