RIGQUIP LTD

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SC399931 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£3.48M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 11.0y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,476,618
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,249 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£3.5m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£231k
Current Liabilities
£0£696k£1.4m£2.1m£2.8m£3.5mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£3.48M
Current assets£231.4k
Debtors£231.4k
Net assets£3.48M£3.48M

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-25
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-23
    FRASER, Craig Kelly resigned
    director
  4. 2025-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-15
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-05-18
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  10. 2023-04-12
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  11. 2023-04-12
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  12. 2023-04-12
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  13. 2023-04-12
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  14. 2022-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-12-11
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  16. 2021-12-10
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  17. 2021-11-30
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    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2020-10-07
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-02-27
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    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  20. 2020-02-24
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    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  21. 2020-02-12
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Scottish Enterprise
  22. 2015-11-10
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2015-04-28
    LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2015-04-28
    FRASER, Matthew Spence appointed
    director
  25. 2015-04-28
    ROBERTSON, Mark William resigned
    director
  26. 2015-04-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Mark Robertson
  27. 2015-04-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 2015-01-07
    LC SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2011-09-09
    LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2011-05-20
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    Company incorporated
    As RIGQUIP LTD
  31. 2011-05-20
    FRASER, Craig Kelly appointed
    director
  32. 2011-05-20
    ROBERTSON, Mark William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Rigquip Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Rigquip Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
RIGQUIP LTD
This company · SC399931

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Rigquip Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-05-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Johnstone House
52-54 Rose Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1HA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03
Last: 2025-05-20

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

LC SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRASER, Matthew Spence
director · ~37y · appointed 2015-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LC SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-09-09 · resigned 2015-01-07
Resigned
FRASER, Craig Kelly
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-05-20 · resigned 2025-09-23
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Mark William
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-05-20 · resigned 2015-04-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Scottish Enterprise
A registered charge12/02/2020
satisfied
Mark Robertson
A registered charge28/04/201510/11/2015
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge28/04/2015
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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-12