BLUE CUBE PORTABLE COLD STORES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC292690 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-03

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 5.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33200

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.1y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (5 active, 15 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

18 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

71 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2026-02-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-16
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YATES, Mark appointed
director
2025-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-28
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HUNT, Alan Harvey resigned
director
2024-11-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
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VON HOVEN, Christopher George appointed
director
2024-05-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-31
➕
CAMPBELL, Craig appointed
director
2023-05-31
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KNOX, Graham Bruce resigned
director
2022-11-04
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HUNT, Alan Harvey appointed
director
2022-11-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-05
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BLAKEMORE, Steven Mark resigned
director
2021-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-07-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-30
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PARRACK, Ian resigned
director
2021-04-15
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-03-31
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Turner & Co (Glasgow) Limited as Lender
2021-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-12-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2017-10-26
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CARMICHAEL, Alan Gordon appointed
secretary
2017-10-26
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PARRACK, Ian resigned
secretary
2015-04-01
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BLAKEMORE, Steven Mark appointed
director
2014-01-01
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PARRACK, Ian appointed
secretary
2014-01-01
➖
SHARP, William Stuart resigned
secretary
2014-01-01
➖
SHARP, William Stuart resigned
director
2014-01-01
➖
TURNER, Alexander Gordon resigned
director
2009-12-01
➕
KNOX, Graham Bruce appointed
director
2009-12-01
➕
PARRACK, Ian appointed
director
2005-12-02
➕
TURNER, Alan Gerard appointed
director
2005-12-02
➕
SHARP, William Stuart appointed
secretary
2005-12-02
➖
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-12-02
➕
SHARP, William Stuart appointed
director
2005-12-02
➕
TURNER, Alexander Gordon appointed
director
2005-12-02
➖
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2005-11-03
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Company incorporated
As BLUE CUBE PORTABLE COLD STORES LIMITED
2005-11-03
➕
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-11-03
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Group structure

Turner & Co (Glasgow) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Turner & Co (Glasgow) Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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BLUE CUBE PORTABLE COLD STORES LIMITED

This company · SC292690

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Turner & Co (Glasgow) Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2005-11-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

Floor 8, The Beacon

176 St. Vincent Street

Glasgow

G2 5SG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-17

Last: 2025-11-03