SCOTS BEARINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC299694 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-27

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

£17.30M

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (77/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 20.0y

45/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 20.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 43/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
· Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

91 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £913,175

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Turnover	£17.30M
Gross profit	£5.30M
Operating profit	£913.2k
Profit before tax	£913.2k
Average employees	5900

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2025-07-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-17
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-12-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-16
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-16
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officers · AP01
2024-12-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-16
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-16
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-12-02
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BIANCHI, Alberto Maria appointed
director
2024-12-02
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DE CHIARA, Danilo, Dr appointed
director
2024-12-02
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FLEMING, Andrew James appointed
director
2024-12-02
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JACKSON, Ann resigned
secretary
2024-12-02
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HENDERSON, Deborah resigned
director
2024-12-02
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JACKSON, Ann resigned
director
2024-08-22
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-22
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Charge satisfied #2
2024-06-18
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-06-17
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-06-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-14
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NEILSON, Alan resigned
director
2023-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-01-29
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PRESTON, Brian resigned
director
2015-12-31
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GRAY, Ian Campbell resigned
director
2015-12-31
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HACKWOOD, Richard Mark resigned
director
2015-04-02
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PRESTON, Brian appointed
director
2015-04-01
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DUNCAN, Thomas appointed
director
2015-04-01
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GRAY, Ian Campbell appointed
director
2015-04-01
➕
HACKWOOD, Richard Mark appointed
director
2015-04-01
➕
HENDERSON, Deborah appointed
director
2015-04-01
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NEILSON, Alan appointed
director
2014-03-13
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
2012-04-06
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2006-05-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2006-04-07
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JACKSON, David John appointed
director
2006-04-07
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JACKSON, Ann appointed
secretary
2006-04-07
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P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-04-07
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JACKSON, Ann appointed
director
2006-04-07
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P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2006-03-27
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Company incorporated
As SCOTS BEARINGS LIMITED
2006-03-27
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P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-03-27
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P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

Anti-Friction Components Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Anti-Friction Components Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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SCOTS BEARINGS LIMITED

This company · SC299694

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
Anti-Friction Components Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	02/12/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr David John Jacksonceased 02/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Ann Jacksonceased 02/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-03-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Caledonian Exchange

19a Canning Street

Edinburgh

EH3 8HE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-10

Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (5 active · 9 resigned)

BIANCHI, Alberto Maria→

director · ~71y · appointed 2024-12-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DE CHIARA, Danilo, Dr→

director · ~57y · appointed 2024-12-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DUNCAN, Thomas→

director · ~67y · appointed 2015-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FLEMING, Andrew James→

director · ~52y · appointed 2024-12-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JACKSON, David John→

director · ~70y · appointed 2006-04-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JACKSON, Ann→

secretary · appointed 2006-04-07 · resigned 2024-12-02

Resigned

P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-27 · resigned 2006-04-07

Resigned

GRAY, Ian Campbell→

director · ~77y · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2015-12-31

Resigned

HACKWOOD, Richard Mark→

director · ~52y · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2015-12-31

Resigned

HENDERSON, Deborah→

director · ~49y · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2024-12-02

Resigned

JACKSON, Ann→

director · ~68y · appointed 2006-04-07 · resigned 2024-12-02

Resigned

NEILSON, Alan→

director · ~65y · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2024-03-14

Resigned

PRESTON, Brian→

director · ~49y · appointed 2015-04-02 · resigned 2016-01-29

Resigned

P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-03-27 · resigned 2006-04-07

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD	A registered charge	1 property	13/03/2014	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	06/04/2012	22/08/2024
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Bond & floating charge	1 property	30/05/2006	—

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Recent filings (91 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-07-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-10

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-02-04

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2024-12-17

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-12-16

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-12-16

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-12-16

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-12-16

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-12-16

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-12-16

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-12-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-12-16

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2024-12-16

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-08-22