ITW4 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC384095 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-23
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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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
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
35 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2020-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2016-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-08-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ITW4 LIMITED
  17. 2010-08-23
    ➕
    DAWSON, Neil appointed
    director
  18. 2010-08-23
    ➕
    MCPHERSON, Kenneth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 Kenneth Mcpherson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/07/2016
Mr Neil Dawson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-08-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

15d Skye Road Skye Road
Shawfarm Industrial Estate
Prestwick
Ayrshire
KA9 2TA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DAWSON, Neil→
director · ~50y · appointed 2010-08-23
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Active
MCPHERSON, Kenneth→
director · ~42y · appointed 2010-08-23
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Active

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-26