CHARLES BUCHANAN (ROUGHCASTERS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC233396 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-27
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 14.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Plastering
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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 14.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.1 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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| Average employees | 300 | -300 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-25📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-01-25📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-01-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-01-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-01-20📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-28➕BONNAR, Lorraine appointeddirector
- 2022-03-28➕BUCHANAN, Barry appointeddirector
- 2022-03-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-03-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-24➖BUCHANAN, Charles Dunn resignedsecretary
- 2021-09-24➖BUCHANAN, Charles Dunn resigneddirector
- 2020-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-04-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2002-06-27🏢Company incorporatedAs CHARLES BUCHANAN (ROUGHCASTERS) LIMITED
- 2002-06-27➕BUCHANAN, Grace appointeddirector
- 2002-06-27➕BUCHANAN, Charles Dunn appointedsecretary
- 2002-06-27➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-06-27➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-06-27➕BUCHANAN, Charles Dunn appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BUCHANAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BUCHANAN, Barry (same surname) appointed 2022-03-28. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 Barry Buchanan Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/01/2023 |
Mrs Lorraine Bonnar Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/01/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Grace Buchananceased 16/01/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Charles Dunn Buchananceased 24/09/2021· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-06-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43310 — Plastering
Registered office
Brae Cottage
69 High Street
Lochgelly
Fife
KY5 9LW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
BONNAR, Lorraine→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2022-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUCHANAN, Barry→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2022-03-28
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BUCHANAN, Grace→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2002-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUCHANAN, Charles Dunn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2021-09-24
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2002-06-27
BUCHANAN, Charles Dunn→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2021-09-24
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 05/04/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (70 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-01-25
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-01-25
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-01-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-20
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-07