J.T. INGLIS & SONS LIMITED

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SC315424 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-26
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13300
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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 (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
63 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£20£40£60£80£100Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2019-08-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-08-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-01-22
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    CAMPBELL, James Iain Cameron resigned
    director
  17. 2012-02-29
    ➖
    LAIRD, Kenneth Ian resigned
    director
  18. 2010-05-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  19. 2008-10-29
    ➖
    DUTTON, Joseph Lawrence resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-10-29
    ➖
    DUTTON, Joseph Lawrence resigned
    director
  21. 2007-02-20
    ➕
    MILLER, Michael Anthony appointed
    director
  22. 2007-02-20
    ➕
    DUTTON, Joseph Lawrence appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-02-20
    ➖
    THORNTONS LAW LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2007-02-20
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, James Iain Cameron appointed
    director
  25. 2007-02-20
    ➕
    DUTTON, Joseph Lawrence appointed
    director
  26. 2007-02-20
    ➖
    HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson resigned
    director
  27. 2007-02-20
    ➕
    LAIRD, Kenneth Ian appointed
    director
  28. 2007-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As J.T. INGLIS & SONS LIMITED
  29. 2007-01-26
    ➕
    THORNTONS LAW LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2007-01-26
    ➕
    HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 Michael Anthony Miller
Individual · British · DOB 07/1953 · age 73
——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
Incorporated2007-01-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC13300 — SIC 13300

Registered office

25 Park View Wilton Dean
Hawick
TD9 7JE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

MILLER, Michael Anthony→
director · ~73y · appointed 2007-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUTTON, Joseph Lawrence→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-20 · resigned 2008-10-29
Resigned
THORNTONS LAW LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-01-26 · resigned 2007-02-20
Resigned
CAMPBELL, James Iain Cameron→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-02-20 · resigned 2013-01-22
Resigned
DUTTON, Joseph Lawrence→
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-02-20 · resigned 2008-10-29
Resigned
HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-01-26 · resigned 2007-02-20
Resigned
LAIRD, Kenneth Ian→
director · ~78y · appointed 2007-02-20 · resigned 2012-02-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property27/05/2010—
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Recent filings (63 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-08-14