RECYCLATECH GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC319581 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-26
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (4 active, 15 linked, 13 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
134 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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  2. 2024-09-25
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  5. 2024-09-09
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  6. 2023-12-28
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  7. 2022-12-07
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  8. 2022-09-26
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  9. 2022-09-16
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  10. 2022-09-16
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  11. 2022-08-11
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  12. 2022-08-11
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  13. 2021-12-17
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  14. 2020-11-18
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  15. 2020-06-23
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  16. 2020-06-23
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  17. 2020-01-28
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  18. 2018-12-20
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  19. 2018-03-21
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    VAN BERGEN, Barry Patrick appointed
    director
  20. 2018-03-15
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    FINDLAY, William resigned
    secretary
  21. 2018-03-15
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    FINDLAY, William resigned
    director
  22. 2017-03-31
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    MCINTYRE, Donald Charles resigned
    director
  23. 2015-09-23
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    CARSON, Anthony John appointed
    director
  24. 2015-07-01
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    MCINTYRE, Donald Charles appointed
    director
  25. 2015-05-22
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    STEWART, Alan Geoffrey appointed
    director
  26. 2015-05-22
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    POOL, John Kingston resigned
    director
  27. 2011-06-22
    ➖
    BADEN-FULLER, Charles, Professor resigned
    director
  28. 2011-06-22
    ➖
    CHRISTOFI, Nicholas, Professor resigned
    director
  29. 2009-06-01
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    STRONG, Nicholas George resigned
    director
  30. 2008-12-04
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    GILLIES, Malcolm John appointed
    director
  31. 2008-12-04
    ➕
    BADEN-FULLER, Charles, Professor appointed
    director
  32. 2008-03-01
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    MURRAY, Peter Cyril resigned
    director
  33. 2008-03-01
    ➕
    STRONG, Nicholas George appointed
    director
  34. 2008-03-01
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    STRONG, Nicholas George resigned
    director
  35. 2007-05-04
    ➕
    STRONG, Nicholas George appointed
    director
  36. 2007-04-18
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    BOAG-THOMSON, Joanna Susan resigned
    secretary
  37. 2007-04-18
    ➕
    FINDLAY, William appointed
    secretary
  38. 2007-04-18
    ➕
    CHRISTOFI, Nicholas, Professor appointed
    director
  39. 2007-04-18
    ➕
    FINDLAY, William appointed
    director
  40. 2007-04-18
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    GILLIES, Malcolm John resigned
    director
  41. 2007-04-18
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    MURRAY, Peter Cyril appointed
    director
  42. 2007-04-18
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    POOL, John Kingston appointed
    director
  43. 2007-03-26
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    Company incorporated
    As RECYCLATECH GROUP LIMITED
  44. 2007-03-26
    ➕
    BOAG-THOMSON, Joanna Susan appointed
    secretary
  45. 2007-03-26
    ➕
    GILLIES, Malcolm John appointed
    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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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.)

Group structure

Recircle Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Recircle Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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RECYCLATECH GROUP LIMITED
This company · SC319581

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Recircle Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-03-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 C/O Shepherd And Wedderburn, Third Floor
West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 1RW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13

Officers (4 active · 11 resigned)

CARSON, Anthony John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-09-23
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Active
GILLIES, Malcolm John→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-12-04
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Active
STEWART, Alan Geoffrey→
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-05-22
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Active
VAN BERGEN, Barry Patrick→
director · ~50y · appointed 2018-03-21
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Active
BOAG-THOMSON, Joanna Susan→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-26 · resigned 2007-04-18
Resigned
FINDLAY, William→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-18 · resigned 2018-03-15
Resigned
BADEN-FULLER, Charles, Professor→
director · ~78y · appointed 2008-12-04 · resigned 2011-06-22
Resigned
CHRISTOFI, Nicholas, Professor→
director · ~76y · appointed 2007-04-18 · resigned 2011-06-22
Resigned
FINDLAY, William→
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-04-18 · resigned 2018-03-15
Resigned
GILLIES, Malcolm John→
director · ~76y · appointed 2007-03-26 · resigned 2007-04-18
Resigned
MCINTYRE, Donald Charles→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-07-01 · resigned 2017-03-31
Resigned
MURRAY, Peter Cyril→
director · ~76y · appointed 2007-04-18 · resigned 2008-03-01
Resigned
POOL, John Kingston→
director · ~82y · appointed 2007-04-18 · resigned 2015-05-22
Resigned
STRONG, Nicholas George→
director · ~79y · appointed 2008-03-01 · resigned 2009-06-01
Resigned
STRONG, Nicholas George→
director · ~79y · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2008-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (134 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-11