PROFRAME (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC275574 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£597.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £597,669
Cash YoY
-18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£400k
↓ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£598k
↑ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£465k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£120k£239k£359k£478k£598kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£597.7k£590.5k
Current assets£464.8k£542.1k
Cash£400.3k£485.3k
Debtors£64.5k£56.8k
Net assets£597.7k£590.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2021-04-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2020-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2019-01-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2018-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2004-11-03
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    Company incorporated
    As PROFRAME (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  18. 2004-11-03
    ➕
    THOMSON, Robert Robertson appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-11-03
    ➕
    THOMSON, Robert Robertson appointed
    director
  20. 2004-11-03
    ➕
    THOMSON, Wendy Margaret appointed
    director
  21. 2004-11-03
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-11-03
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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

61/100
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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-11-17

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Robertson Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Wendy Margaret Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-11-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

Cairnbog Farm
Kilsyth
Glasgow
G65 9LG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-11-17OVERDUE
Last: 2024-11-03

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

THOMSON, Robert Robertson→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-03
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Active
THOMSON, Robert Robertson→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-11-03
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Active
THOMSON, Wendy Margaret→
director · ~52y · appointed 2004-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-11-03 · resigned 2004-11-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-12