TAYSIDE GARAGE DOORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC270030 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-29
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 13.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.1y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees600700

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-17
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  2. 2024-06-14
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  3. 2023-09-18
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  4. 2022-10-13
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  5. 2021-12-16
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  6. 2020-09-16
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  7. 2020-07-07
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    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2020-06-26
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  9. 2019-08-27
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  10. 2018-06-13
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  11. 2017-09-20
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  12. 2017-07-10
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  13. 2016-10-06
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-14
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  15. 2015-10-20
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  16. 2015-07-02
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  17. 2014-07-24
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  18. 2013-06-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2013-06-26
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2013-03-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2009-09-30
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    NISBET, George resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-09-30
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    NISBET, Agnes Kathleen resigned
    director
  23. 2009-09-30
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    NISBET, George resigned
    director
  24. 2007-11-01
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    NISBET, Simone appointed
    director
  25. 2004-06-29
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    Company incorporated
    As TAYSIDE GARAGE DOORS LIMITED
  26. 2004-06-29
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    NISBET, Michael George appointed
    director
  27. 2004-06-29
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    NISBET, George appointed
    secretary
  28. 2004-06-29
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    NISBET, Agnes Kathleen appointed
    director
  29. 2004-06-29
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    NISBET, George appointed
    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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael George Nisbet
Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/07/2017

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
Incorporated2004-06-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

Unit P Pearce Avenue, West Pitkerro Industrial Estate
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 3RX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13
Last: 2025-06-29

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

NISBET, Michael George→
director · ~47y · appointed 2004-06-29
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Active
NISBET, Simone→
director · ~48y · appointed 2007-11-01
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Active
NISBET, George→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-29 · resigned 2009-09-30
Resigned
NISBET, Agnes Kathleen→
director · ~77y · appointed 2004-06-29 · resigned 2009-09-30
Resigned
NISBET, George→
director · ~81y · appointed 2004-06-29 · resigned 2009-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge—26/06/2020—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property27/06/2013—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property26/06/2013—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property28/03/2013—
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Recent filings (63 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-07-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-16
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mortgage · MR01
2020-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-03