NGS TRADING COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC312797 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-30

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 14.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). 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 14.0y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 14.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

24 officers (7 active, 24 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

94 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand

2025-11-13
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officers · TM01
2025-10-31
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HIGGINS, Benny resigned
director
2025-06-20
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accounts · AA
2024-10-23
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officers · TM01
2024-09-26
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MORGAN, Steven resigned
director
2024-06-13
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accounts · AA
2024-01-31
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officers · AP01
2024-01-30
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officers · AP01
2024-01-30
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officers · TM01
2024-01-01
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LYDEN, Anne Maureen, Ms. appointed
director
2023-12-31
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LEIGHTON, John Mark Nicholas, Sir resigned
director
2023-11-09
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AITKEN, Neil Peter James appointed
director
2023-10-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-10-10
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officers · AP01
2023-08-17
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GRAY, Gemma, Ms. appointed
director
2023-07-04
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accounts · AA
2023-06-08
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officers · AP01
2023-06-06
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THOMSON, James appointed
director
2023-01-10
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officers · TM01
2022-12-31
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RUDMAN, Hannah Elizabeth, Dr resigned
director
2022-08-19
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accounts · AA
2022-05-05
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officers · TM01
2022-03-31
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COOMBER, Jo resigned
director
2022-02-04
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officers · AP01
2022-02-04
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officers · TM01
2021-12-31
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GREEN, Edward Maurice resigned
director
2021-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-08-19
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SIBBALD, Chris appointed
director
2021-01-21
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officers · AP01
2021-01-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-12
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RUDMAN, Hannah Elizabeth, Dr appointed
director
2020-10-31
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BEY, Tricia resigned
director
2018-08-22
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HIGGINS, Benny appointed
director
2018-08-22
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KNOX, Lesley Mary Samuel resigned
director
2017-05-19
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COOMBER, Jo appointed
director
2016-08-12
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CLARKE, Christopher Michael resigned
director
2015-02-20
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AMOUR, Donald Harvie appointed
secretary
2015-02-20
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RAE, Mairi resigned
secretary
2015-02-20
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GIBSON, Alan resigned
director
2015-02-20
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MACFARLANE, Marjory resigned
director
2014-02-07
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GREEN, Edward Maurice appointed
director
2013-08-23
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MORGAN, Steven appointed
director
2013-04-15
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GIBSON, Alan appointed
director
2013-01-28
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BEY, Tricia appointed
director
2012-11-30
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KNOX, James Richard Dunsmuir resigned
director
2012-08-30
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BONNAR, Anne Elizabeth resigned
director
2012-08-30
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TILLEY, Helen Catrin resigned
director
2012-05-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Board of Trustees National Galleries of Scotland
2011-11-07
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KNOX, Lesley Mary Samuel appointed
director
2011-03-31
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MILLER, Isabella Catherine appointed
director

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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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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.)

Group structure

Board Of Trustees For National Galleries Of Scotland is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Board Of Trustees For National Galleries Of Scotland

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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NGS TRADING COMPANY LIMITED

This company · SC312797

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
Board Of Trustees For National Galleries Of Scotland 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

Incorporated2006-11-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

73 Belford Road

Edinburgh

EH4 3DS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-25

Last: 2025-10-11