TOOL SUPPLIES SCOTLAND LTD
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-03-11🏢Company incorporatedAs TOOL SUPPLIES SCOTLAND LTD
- 2011-03-11➕ASTLES, Jeffrey appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-25
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jeffrey Astles Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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