PERTH DOORSETS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC234914 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-02
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
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.6y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.6 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 (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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees19002100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-27
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  3. 2023-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-07
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    change-person-director-company
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-08-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-03-31
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    RUSSELL, Peter resigned
    director
  9. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-02-11
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    HENDERSON, Graeme J M resigned
    director
  12. 2021-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-09
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  18. 2017-01-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2016-12-12
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    RUSSELL, Peter appointed
    director
  20. 2016-12-09
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    WATSON, Darren resigned
    director
  21. 2014-03-31
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    WATSON, David Robertson resigned
    secretary
  22. 2014-03-31
    ➖
    WATSON, David Robertson resigned
    director
  23. 2014-03-06
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    WATSON, Darren appointed
    director
  24. 2013-10-29
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    HENDERSON, Scott appointed
    director
  25. 2002-09-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  26. 2002-08-02
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    Company incorporated
    As PERTH DOORSETS LTD.
  27. 2002-08-02
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    PATERSON, Ian Weir appointed
    director
  28. 2002-08-02
    ➕
    WATSON, David Robertson appointed
    secretary
  29. 2002-08-02
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-08-02
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-08-02
    ➕
    HENDERSON, Graeme J M appointed
    director
  32. 2002-08-02
    ➕
    WATSON, David Robertson appointed
    director
  33. 2002-08-02
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2002-08-02
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Graeme Henderson (Timber) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Graeme Henderson (Timber) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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PERTH DOORSETS LTD.
This company · SC234914

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Graeme Henderson (Timber) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence06/04/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-08-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

Titanium 1 Kings Inch Place
Renfrew
PA4 8WF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

HENDERSON, Scott→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATERSON, Ian Weir→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATSON, David Robertson→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-02 · resigned 2014-03-31
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-02 · resigned 2002-08-02
Resigned
HENDERSON, Graeme J M→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-08-02 · resigned 2021-02-11
Resigned
RUSSELL, Peter→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-12-12 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
WATSON, Darren→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-03-06 · resigned 2016-12-09
Resigned
WATSON, David Robertson→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-08-02 · resigned 2014-03-31
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-02 · resigned 2002-08-02
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 Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property24/09/2002—
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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-28
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2023-08-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-18