RE-NUTEC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC419420 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-14
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-09-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-01
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    FORREST, John Mathieson resigned
    director
  12. 2019-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-03-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2012-03-14
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    Company incorporated
    As RE-NUTEC LIMITED
  18. 2012-03-14
    ➕
    FERGUSON, William appointed
    director
  19. 2012-03-14
    ➕
    TOMKINSON, Alan Frank appointed
    director
  20. 2012-03-14
    ➕
    FORREST, John Mathieson 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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 William Ferguson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/06/2016
Mr Alan Frank Tomkinson
Individual · English · DOB 11/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Mathieson Forrestceased 01/04/2020· 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
Incorporated2012-03-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

14a Rowantree Ave
Newhouse Industrial Estate
Motherwell
North Lanarkshire
ML1 5SG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

FERGUSON, William→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-03-14
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Active
TOMKINSON, Alan Frank→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-03-14
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Active
FORREST, John Mathieson→
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-03-14 · resigned 2020-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-04-14