POWERWASHER SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC248032 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-18
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 14.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). 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 14.7y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 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 accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees242200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-07-25
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  3. 2023-09-14
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  4. 2022-11-14
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  5. 2021-09-30
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  6. 2021-02-16
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  7. 2020-04-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  8. 2019-11-22
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  9. 2018-08-01
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  10. 2017-09-21
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  11. 2016-08-01
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  12. 2016-05-03
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  13. 2015-09-02
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  14. 2015-04-28
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  15. 2014-11-26
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  16. 2014-05-09
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  17. 2011-10-04
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    WHITECROSS, George John appointed
    director
  18. 2011-10-04
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    WHITECROSS, James Martin appointed
    director
  19. 2011-08-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2003-04-24
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    WHITECROSS, James Martin appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-04-24
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    CARNIE, Elizabeth Anne appointed
    director
  22. 2003-04-18
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    Company incorporated
    As POWERWASHER SERVICES LIMITED
  23. 2003-04-18
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-04-18
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
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  25. 2003-04-18
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
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  26. 2003-04-18
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
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  27. 2003-04-18
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
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  28. 2003-04-18
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Elizabeth Anne Cairnie
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares18/04/2017
Mr George John Whitecross
Individual · British · DOB 08/1942 · age 84
25–50%
—25-50% shares18/04/2017
Mr James Martin Whitecross
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/04/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-04-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Registered office

Bridgemill
Northwaterbridge
Laurencekirk
Aberdeenshire
AB30 1QJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-02
Last: 2025-04-18

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

WHITECROSS, James Martin→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARNIE, Elizabeth Anne→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITECROSS, George John→
director · ~84y · appointed 2011-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITECROSS, James Martin→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-18 · resigned 2003-04-18
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-18 · resigned 2003-04-18
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-18 · resigned 2003-04-18
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
Floating charge1 property16/08/2011—
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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-25