CONTRACT SOLUTIONS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC305000 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-05
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 12.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 12.0y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-31
    ➕
    DUNCAN, Graeme appointed
    director
  3. 2025-07-31
    ➕
    DUNCAN, Jamie appointed
    director
  4. 2025-07-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-07-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-07-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-19
    ➕
    DUNCAN, Robert appointed
    secretary
  12. 2021-07-19
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2021-07-06
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2021-06-20
    ➖
    JUSKOWIAK, Catherine Ross resigned
    secretary
  15. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-03-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2018-03-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2017-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2014-04-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2006-07-05
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    Company incorporated
    As CONTRACT SOLUTIONS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  24. 2006-07-05
    ➕
    DUNCAN, Robert appointed
    director
  25. 2006-07-05
    ➕
    JUSKOWIAK, Catherine Ross appointed
    secretary
  26. 2006-07-05
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-07-05
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DUNCAN, Graeme (same surname) appointed 2025-07-31. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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 Robert Duncan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1951 · age 75
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2006-07-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit G6 The Granary Business Centre
Coal Road
Cupar
Fife
KY15 5YQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

DUNCAN, Robert→
secretary · appointed 2021-07-19
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Active
DUNCAN, Graeme→
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-07-31
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Active
DUNCAN, Jamie→
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-07-31
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Active
DUNCAN, Robert→
director · ~75y · appointed 2006-07-05
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Active
JUSKOWIAK, Catherine Ross→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-05 · resigned 2021-06-20
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-07-05 · resigned 2006-07-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property08/03/2018—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—26/04/2014—
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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-07-06