JOHN GRAHAM (METALS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC261633 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-09
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£8.89M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38210
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,892,013
Cash YoY
+41%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.3m
↑ 41% YoY
Net Worth
£8.9m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£5.8m
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1.8m£3.6m£5.3m£7.1m£8.9mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£9.08M£9.01M
Current assets£5.75M£7.05M
Cash£1.34M£953.9k
Debtors£366.9k£950.0k
Net assets£8.89M£8.84M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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  2. 2025-11-13
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  3. 2025-05-09
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  4. 2024-12-05
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  5. 2023-10-12
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  6. 2022-09-01
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  7. 2021-12-09
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  8. 2020-12-17
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  9. 2019-09-17
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  10. 2018-12-04
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  11. 2017-09-11
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  12. 2016-08-11
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  13. 2016-01-18
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  14. 2015-10-29
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  15. 2015-01-09
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  16. 2005-02-04
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    GRAHAM, John appointed
    secretary
  17. 2005-02-04
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    RUTHERFORD, Jacqueline Mary resigned
    secretary
  18. 2004-01-09
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    Company incorporated
    As JOHN GRAHAM (METALS) LIMITED
  19. 2004-01-09
    ➕
    GRAHAM, Gillyeard Ian appointed
    director
  20. 2004-01-09
    ➕
    GRAHAM, Stephen appointed
    director
  21. 2004-01-09
    ➕
    RUTHERFORD, Jacqueline Mary appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-01-09
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-01-09
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-01-09
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2004-01-09
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GRAHAM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 68. 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 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen John Graham
Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Ian Gillyeard Graham
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-01-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210

Registered office

8 Munro Road
Springkerse Industrial Estate
Stirling
FK7 7UU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last: 2025-12-22

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

GRAHAM, John→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAHAM, Gillyeard Ian→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-01-09
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Active
GRAHAM, Stephen→
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUTHERFORD, Jacqueline Mary→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-09 · resigned 2005-02-04
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-09 · resigned 2004-01-09
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-09 · resigned 2004-01-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-08