TAYSIDE ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION SUPPLIES LTD.

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SC358208 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-15
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£229.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.5y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 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 £229,707

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£230k
↑ 3.4% YoY
Current Assets
£389k
↓ 6.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£83k£165k£248k£331k£414kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£256.7k£258.3k
Current assets£388.9k£413.6k
Net assets£229.7k£222.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-11
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    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2019-06-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  13. 2018-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2017-12-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ultimate Finance Limited
  16. 2017-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-04-18
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-04-01
    ➖
    PICKERING, Simon Geoffrey resigned
    director
  19. 2009-09-30
    ➕
    DONALD, Cameron Stephen Alexander appointed
    director
  20. 2009-09-30
    ➕
    PICKERING, Simon Geoffrey appointed
    director
  21. 2009-04-15
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    Company incorporated
    As TAYSIDE ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION SUPPLIES LTD.
  22. 2009-04-15
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  23. 2009-04-15
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Cameron Steven Alexander Donald
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2017

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
Incorporated2009-04-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Registered office

2 George Buckman Drive
Camperdown Industrial Estate
Dundee
DD2 3SP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

DONALD, Cameron Stephen Alexander→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-09-30
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Active
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-04-15 · resigned 2009-04-15
Resigned
PICKERING, Simon Geoffrey→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-09-30 · resigned 2017-04-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Ultimate Finance
Ultimate Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property22/12/201711/06/2019

Recent filings (61 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-24