TIM LEVER DISTRIBUTION LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC344452 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-17
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 12.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£146.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.8y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £146,397

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£146k
↑ 2.7% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£29k£59k£88k£117k£146kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£193.1k£142.6k
Current assets£8.1k£11.7k
Net assets£146.4k£142.6k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-06
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-11-06
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    Charge satisfied #2
  4. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-10
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-14
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2022-10-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  9. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-09-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-09-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-05-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2019-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-26
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-11-07
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    TRUMAN, Julie appointed
    director
  19. 2013-08-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2008-06-17
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    Company incorporated
    As TIM LEVER DISTRIBUTION LTD.
  21. 2008-06-17
    ➕
    LEVER, Timothy Matthew appointed
    director
  22. 2008-06-17
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-06-17
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-06-17
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2008-06-17
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LEVER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Timothy Matthew Lever
Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Julie Trumanceased 30/09/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2008-06-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

38 Stonehouse Road
Sandford
Strathaven
ML10 6PD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

LEVER, Timothy Matthew→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-06-17
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Active
TRUMAN, Julie→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-11-07
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-06-17 · resigned 2008-06-17
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-06-17 · resigned 2008-06-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property12/10/202206/11/2025
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property13/08/2013—
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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-09-16