RW (SCOTLAND) LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC430657 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-17

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£400.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33140

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · oldest 10.5y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 10.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £400,032

Cash YoY

-16%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£152k

↓ 16% YoY

Net Worth

£400k

↑ 37% YoY

Current Assets

£559k

↓ 18% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£420.1k	£316.6k
Current assets	£559.3k	£678.3k
Cash	£152.2k	£181.6k
Debtors	£401.7k	£490.9k
Net assets	£400.0k	£291.8k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-04-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-12-30
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-06
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-05
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-15
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-15
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Charge satisfied #6
2024-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-06-07
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Charge satisfied #2
2023-03-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-02-24
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Charge satisfied #5
2022-04-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-03-18
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-03-18
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-03-18
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-03-18
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Charge satisfied #3
2021-03-18
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Charge satisfied #4
2021-03-16
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Charge registered #6
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2021-03-16
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2021-03-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-08-04
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2018-08-03
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2018-05-09
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MCNAMARA, Joseph James appointed
director
2018-05-09
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MCNAMARA, Paul William appointed
director
2015-12-08
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2015-11-17
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2012-08-17
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Company incorporated
As RW (SCOTLAND) LTD.
2012-08-17
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GIBBONS, Ross Norrie appointed
director
2012-08-17
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-08-17
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2012-08-17
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MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
director
2012-08-17
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MABBOTT, Stephen George 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

+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ross Norrie Gibbons Individual · British · DOB 05/1986 · age 40	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Paul William Mcnamaraceased 01/08/2025· significant influence
Mr Joseph James Mcnamaraceased 31/07/2024· significant influence

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

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-08-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

11 Portland Road

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

KA1 2BT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GIBBONS, Ross Norrie→

director · ~40y · appointed 2012-08-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MCNAMARA, Joseph James→

director · ~64y · appointed 2018-05-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MCNAMARA, Paul William→

director · ~62y · appointed 2018-05-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-08-17 · resigned 2012-08-17

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen George→

director · ~76y · appointed 2012-08-17 · resigned 2012-08-17

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	1 property	16/03/2021	15/07/2024
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	1 property	16/03/2021	24/02/2023
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	1 property	04/08/2018	18/03/2021
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	1 property	03/08/2018	18/03/2021
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	1 property	08/12/2015	07/06/2023
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	—	17/11/2015	—

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2026-04-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-05

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-09-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-14

second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date

confirmation-statement · RP04CS01

2025-01-10

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-12-30

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-11-06

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-11-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-04

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-07-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-07

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-06-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-02

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-02-24