SAFETY WELDING AND LIFTING HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC338325 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-25
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 17.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£363.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 17.8y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.8 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 (79/100)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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 4 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £362,963
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£363k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £363.0k | £363.0k |
| Net assets | £363.0k | £363.0k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-19➕SUTHERLAND, Robert Michael appointeddirector
- 2024-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-20📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-07-20📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-07-20📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-07-20📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-07-20📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-01-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-01-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-11-30➕LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-11-30➖CAMERON, James Campbell resignedsecretary
- 2021-11-30📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2021-11-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-25➕MCDONALD, Michael Maxwell appointeddirector
- 2015-09-25➕CAMERON, James Campbell appointedsecretary
- 2015-09-25➖KYDD, Michael Burns resigneddirector
- 2015-09-25➖STEPHEN, David Alexander resigneddirector
- 2015-09-24➕KYDD, Michael Burns appointeddirector
- 2013-02-25➖PHILLIPS, Timothy Richard Harvey resignedsecretary
- 2008-06-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2008-03-03➕PHILLIPS, Timothy Richard Harvey appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-03➖HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2008-03-03➕STEPHEN, David Alexander appointeddirector
- 2008-03-03➖HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2008-03-03➖HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2008-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs SAFETY WELDING AND LIFTING HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2008-02-25➕HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2008-02-25➕HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2008-02-25➕HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Rosskeen Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Rosskeen Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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SAFETY WELDING AND LIFTING HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · SC338325
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rosskeen Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-02-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Rosskeen
Old Manse
Invergordon
Ross-Shire
IV18 0PR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
LC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2021-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCDONALD, Michael Maxwell→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2015-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SUTHERLAND, Robert Michael→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2024-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAMERON, James Campbell→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-09-25 · resigned 2021-11-30
PHILLIPS, Timothy Richard Harvey→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-03-03 · resigned 2013-02-25
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-02-25 · resigned 2008-03-03
KYDD, Michael Burns→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2015-09-24 · resigned 2015-09-25
STEPHEN, David Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2008-03-03 · resigned 2015-09-25
HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-02-25 · resigned 2008-03-03
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-02-25 · resigned 2008-03-03
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 27/06/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (76 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-07-20
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-07-20
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-07-20