POPLAR BUILDING & DRAINAGE SUPPLIES LTD
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
No material changes in the last 30 days.
No material changes in the last 90 days.
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 16.3y
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £120.3k | £154.9k |
| Average employees | 26 | 2400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-02-04📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-04➕BENNETT, Peter appointeddirector
- 2022-11-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-04-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-04-27🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2022-04-27🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-04-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-04-22🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2022-02-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-01-27🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2021-08-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-07➖MORRIS, Robina resigneddirector
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-11-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-01-19🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-11-01➕MORRIS, Robina appointeddirector
- 2012-12-17🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2012-10-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2010-04-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2009-10-22🏢Company incorporatedAs POPLAR BUILDING & DRAINAGE SUPPLIES LTD
- 2009-10-22➕DICK, Graeme appointeddirector
- 2009-10-22➕MORRIS, Kenneth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kenneth Morris Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/10/2016 |
Mr Graeme Dick Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Wholesale & distribution · KY postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE CRESS COMPANY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC313126 · est 2006 | £7.51M £5.64M–£9.39M | — | — | — | 19y | 83 | 63y |
| HOGGS OF FIFE LIMITED→ SC015281 · est 1928 | £6.45M £4.84M–£8.07M | £12.22M | — | 5000 | 97y | 88 | 65y |
| KWIKPAC LIMITED→ SC313696 · est 2006 | £6.37M £4.78M–£7.96M | — | — | 36 | 19y | 80 | 52y |
| CHRYSTAL PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED→ SC058359 · est 1975 | £3.65M £2.74M–£4.56M | — | — | 26 | 50y | 84 | 62y |
| ROSE MARKETING UK LIMITED→ SC317936 · est 2007 | £2.30M £1.73M–£2.88M | £25.92M | — | 2900 | 19y | 88 | 59y |
| ADAMSON'S DRINKS LTD.→ SC234220 · est 2002 | £1.71M £1.28M–£2.14M | — | — | 55 | 23y | 82 | 63y |
| HOME IMPROVEMENTS (ST ANDREWS) LIMITED→ SC371100 · est 2010 | — | — | — | 1200 | 16y | 83 | 68y |
| ILASCO LIMITED→ SC071900 · est 1980 | — | — | — | 1500 | 46y | 83 | 83y |
| KEELA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ SC116720 · est 1989 | — | — | — | 2800 | 37y | 83 | 83y |
| MYRTLE COFFEE SERVICES LIMITED→ SC235373 · est 2002 | — | — | — | 3600 | 23y | 83 | 73y |
| PRIME INDUSTRIAL & JANITORIAL SUPPLIES LIMITED→ SC334181 · est 2007 | — | — | — | 20 | 18y | 83 | 59y |
| R. & M. DISTRIBUTION LIMITED→ SC099757 · est 1986 | — | — | £937.3k | — | 40y | 83 | 64y |
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 3 properties | 22/04/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 27/01/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/01/2017 | 27/04/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 17/12/2012 | 27/04/2022 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 10/10/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 20/04/2010 | — |