INTER DEPENDENT PURCHASING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC290783 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-23
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 18.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£165.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.2y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £165,879

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£166k
↑ 5.9% YoY
Current Assets
£301k
↑ 4.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£60k£121k£181k£241k£301kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£165.9k£156.7k
Current assets£301.5k£288.2k
Net assets£165.9k£156.7k

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

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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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Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-09
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  2. 2024-07-09
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  3. 2023-07-11
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  4. 2022-06-01
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  5. 2021-06-03
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  7. 2020-08-17
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  8. 2019-05-21
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  9. 2018-07-09
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  10. 2017-07-25
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  11. 2016-07-26
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  12. 2015-10-05
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  13. 2015-07-31
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  14. 2014-11-04
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  15. 2014-07-31
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  16. 2014-02-28
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    YOUNG, Susan resigned
    director
  17. 2009-08-20
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    WISEMAN, Mark appointed
    director
  18. 2009-08-20
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    YOUNG, Susan appointed
    director
  19. 2009-07-23
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    GOROL, William resigned
    director
  20. 2009-06-08
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    BROWN, David John appointed
    director
  21. 2008-02-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2007-10-31
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    CAROLAN, John appointed
    director
  23. 2007-10-31
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    JOHNSTONE, Richard Bell resigned
    director
  24. 2006-08-20
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    GOROL, William appointed
    director
  25. 2005-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As INTER DEPENDENT PURCHASING LIMITED
  26. 2005-09-23
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    BROWN, David John appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-09-23
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    JOHNSTONE, Richard Bell appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 David John Brown
Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-09-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

Coachouse Business Centre
19a Crosbie Road
Troon
Ayrshire
KA10 6HE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

BROWN, David John→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-23
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Active
BROWN, David John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-06-08
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Active
CAROLAN, John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-10-31
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Active
WISEMAN, Mark→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-08-20
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Active
GOROL, William→
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-08-20 · resigned 2009-07-23
Resigned
JOHNSTONE, Richard Bell→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-09-23 · resigned 2007-10-31
Resigned
YOUNG, Susan→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-08-20 · resigned 2014-02-28
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
Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property18/02/2008—
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Recent filings (60 total)

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2025-10-01
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2025-07-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
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accounts · AA
2024-07-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-03
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capital · SH01
2021-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-02
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accounts · AA
2019-05-21