RUMENTS SAX LTD
- · Oldest live charge 17.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.7y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · 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.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key 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 | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-01➕TOUGH, Graeme William appointeddirector
- 2020-10-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-30➖MORGAN, Alun Henry resigneddirector
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2008-08-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2008-07-21➕STURROCK, Heather appointeddirector
- 2008-07-02➖MCGRATH, Mark, B.A, C.A resigneddirector
- 2008-07-02➖WALTON, Bruce Thomson resigneddirector
- 2003-12-05🏢Company incorporatedAs RUMENTS SAX LTD
- 2003-12-05➕MCKEITH, John appointedsecretary
- 2003-12-05➕MCKEITH, John appointeddirector
- 2003-12-05➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-12-05➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-12-05➕MCGRATH, Mark, B.A, C.A appointeddirector
- 2003-12-05➕MORGAN, Alun Henry appointeddirector
- 2003-12-05➕WALTON, Bruce Thomson appointeddirector
- 2003-12-05➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-12-05➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-12-05➕PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-12-05➖PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
5 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Graeme William Tough Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/04/2021 |
Mrs Evelyn Margaret Mckeith Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Heather Sturrock Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Scott Kenneth Sturrock Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr John Mckeith Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Alun Henry Morganceased 30/04/2021· significant influence
- Mrs Fiona Selkirkceased 30/04/2021· 25-50% shares
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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6 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.
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Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 05/07/2016 | 20/03/2026 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 20/08/2008 | — |