LITHOTEC SERVICES LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC384437 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-27

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 18129

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

49 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2025-09-10
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2024-07-16
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2023-06-20
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accounts · AA
2022-09-12
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accounts · AA
2021-10-06
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accounts · AA
2020-09-08
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accounts · AA
2020-05-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-05-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-05-13
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2020-05-13
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officers · TM01
2020-05-13
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accounts · AA01
2020-05-13
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officers · AP01
2020-05-13
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address · AD01
2020-05-13
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officers · AP01
2020-05-11
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BAILLIE, Karen appointed
director
2020-05-11
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DOCHERTY, Stephen appointed
director
2020-05-11
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FORREST, Steven William resigned
director
2020-05-11
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RENNIE, Anthony Patrick resigned
director
2019-11-21
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legacy
miscellaneous · RP04CS01
2019-11-20
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2019-05-30
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2010-08-27
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Company incorporated
As LITHOTEC SERVICES LTD.
2010-08-27
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TRAINER, Peter appointed
secretary
2010-08-27
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TRAINER, Peter resigned
secretary
2010-08-27
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FORREST, Steven William appointed
director
2010-08-27
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MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
director
2010-08-27
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MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
director
2010-08-27
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RENNIE, Anthony Patrick appointed
director
2010-08-27
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TRAINER, Peter appointed
director
2010-08-27
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TRAINER, Peter resigned
director

Owner dependency

66/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Bell & Bain (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bell & Bain (Holdings) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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LITHOTEC SERVICES LTD.

This company · SC384437

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Bell & Bain (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	11/05/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Steven William Forrestceased 11/05/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Anthony Patrick Rennieceased 28/08/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2010-08-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

303 Burnfield Road

Thornliebank

Glasgow

G46 7UQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-27

Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BAILLIE, Karen→

director · ~51y · appointed 2020-05-11

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Active

DOCHERTY, Stephen→

director · ~59y · appointed 2020-05-11

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Active

TRAINER, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2010-08-27 · resigned 2010-08-27

Resigned

FORREST, Steven William→

director · ~59y · appointed 2010-08-27 · resigned 2020-05-11

Resigned

MCINTOSH, Susan→

director · ~56y · appointed 2010-08-27 · resigned 2010-08-27

Resigned

RENNIE, Anthony Patrick→

director · ~68y · appointed 2010-08-27 · resigned 2020-05-11

Resigned

TRAINER, Peter→

director · ~74y · appointed 2010-08-27 · resigned 2010-08-27

Resigned

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