IMET ALLOYS GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC395671 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-17

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 5.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.7y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 5.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

57 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-03-17
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officers · CH01
2026-01-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-07-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-06-02
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officers · AP01
2023-05-09
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KING, Brian John appointed
director
2022-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
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DALTON, Hunter Russell appointed
director
2021-12-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-02
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-11-02
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-07-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-10-08
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mortgage · MR01
2020-10-02
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2020-09-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2019-07-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2018-10-05
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accounts · AA
2018-04-18
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DICKSON, Stephen Noel appointed
director
2015-10-26
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WARDLAW, John Robert resigned
director
2015-10-20
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STEWART, Hugh appointed
director
2015-10-20
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WILLIAMSON, Ruaraidh James Stewart appointed
director
2014-12-30
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SIMPSON, Barry Paul appointed
director
2011-03-17
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Company incorporated
As IMET ALLOYS GROUP LIMITED
2011-03-17
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WARDLAW, John Robert appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Hugh Stewart Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2011-03-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Coralinn House 4 Royston Road

Deans Industrial Estate, Deans

Livingston

West Lothian

EH54 8AH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last: 2026-03-17