PRIME INDUSTRIAL & JANITORIAL SUPPLIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC334181 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-21
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 18.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.1y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees202000

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2024-11-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-11-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-11-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2022-11-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2022-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-01-01
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    ROUSE, Louise appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-01-01
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    ROUSE, Louise Helen appointed
    director
  19. 2013-01-01
    ➖
    DUNNING, Paul resigned
    secretary
  20. 2012-11-09
    ➖
    MCROBB, James Alexander resigned
    director
  21. 2008-12-01
    ➕
    DEAS, Bruce appointed
    director
  22. 2008-11-20
    ➕
    DUNNING, Paul appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-11-20
    ➖
    MCROBB, Annette resigned
    secretary
  24. 2008-05-01
    ➕
    DUNNING, Paul appointed
    director
  25. 2008-03-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2007-11-21
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    Company incorporated
    As PRIME INDUSTRIAL & JANITORIAL SUPPLIES LIMITED
  27. 2007-11-21
    ➕
    MCROBB, Annette appointed
    secretary
  28. 2007-11-21
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2007-11-21
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2007-11-21
    ➕
    MCROBB, James Alexander appointed
    director
  31. 2007-11-21
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  32. 2007-11-21
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Shandea Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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Pallex Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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PRIME INDUSTRIAL & JANITORIAL SUPPLIES LIMITED
This company · SC334181

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Shandea Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/11/2022
Pallex Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/11/2022
Mr Bruce Deas
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Paul Dunning
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-11-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46499 — Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.

Registered office

3 George Square
Castle Brae
Dunfermline
KY11 8QF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

ROUSE, Louise→
secretary · appointed 2013-01-01
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Active
DEAS, Bruce→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-12-01
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Active
DUNNING, Paul→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROUSE, Louise Helen→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNNING, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2008-11-20 · resigned 2013-01-01
Resigned
MCROBB, Annette→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-21 · resigned 2008-11-20
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-21 · resigned 2007-11-21
Resigned
MCROBB, James Alexander→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-11-21 · resigned 2012-11-09
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-11-21 · resigned 2007-11-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property17/03/2008—
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Recent filings (74 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-11-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29