RIGA PIPING SOLUTIONS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC370451 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-22
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£47.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £47,926
Cash YoY
+98%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£29k
↑ 98% YoY
Net Worth
£48k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£10k£19k£29k£38k£48kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£74.1k£43.3k
Current assets£40.4k£30.4k
Cash£29.3k£14.8k
Debtors£11.2k£15.6k
Net assets£47.9k£39.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    GALLEY, Claire resigned
    director
  2. 2026-01-06
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  3. 2026-01-06
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  4. 2025-10-10
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  5. 2024-12-06
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  6. 2023-11-14
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  7. 2022-11-23
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  8. 2021-12-16
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  9. 2020-12-24
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  10. 2019-12-11
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  11. 2018-12-19
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  12. 2017-11-10
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  13. 2017-06-30
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    GALLEY, Claire appointed
    director
  14. 2017-06-30
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    GALLEY, Claire appointed
    director
  15. 2017-06-30
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  16. 2016-10-24
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  17. 2016-02-04
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  18. 2015-11-24
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  19. 2009-12-22
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    Company incorporated
    As RIGA PIPING SOLUTIONS LTD.
  20. 2009-12-22
    ➕
    GALLEY, Richard appointed
    director
  21. 2009-12-22
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-12-22
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    secretary
  23. 2009-12-22
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    director
  24. 2009-12-22
    ➖
    MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
    director
  25. 2009-12-22
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    director
  26. 2009-12-22
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Galley
Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares22/12/2016
Mrs Claire Galley
Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/12/2016

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
Incorporated2009-12-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

19 Bon Accord Crescent
Aberdeen
AB11 6DE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last: 2025-12-22

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

GALLEY, Claire→
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GALLEY, Richard→
director · ~45y · appointed 2009-12-22
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Active
TRAINER, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2009-12-22 · resigned 2009-12-22
Resigned
GALLEY, Claire→
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-06-30 · resigned 2026-01-06
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Susan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-12-22 · resigned 2009-12-22
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-12-22 · resigned 2009-12-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-23