LINELL INTERNATIONAL FORGED ALLOYS LTD

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SC433833 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-02
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
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

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£400.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 24100
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
44 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £400,281

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£230k
Net Worth
£400k
Current Assets
£1.4m
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£465.7k
Current assets£1.39M
Cash£229.5k
Debtors£765.8k
Net assets£400.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-18
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  7. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-09-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-01-16
    ➕
    REID, Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 2012-10-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LINELL INTERNATIONAL FORGED ALLOYS LTD
  20. 2012-10-02
    ➕
    ELLIOTT, Michael George appointed
    director
  21. 2012-10-02
    ➕
    WHYTE, Derek Fraser appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

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 68. 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

The Linell Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
The Linell Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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LINELL INTERNATIONAL FORGED ALLOYS LTD
This company · SC433833

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Linell Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/10/2017
Mr Andrew Reid
Individual · British · DOB 05/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Derek Fraser Whyteceased 03/10/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Michael George Elliottceased 03/10/2017· 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
Incorporated2012-10-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC24100 — SIC 24100

Registered office

C/O Linell Group Limited
Russell Street
Johnstone
Renfrewshire
PA5 8BZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ELLIOTT, Michael George→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REID, Andrew→
director · ~31y · appointed 2013-01-16
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Active
WHYTE, Derek Fraser→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (44 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-06