RW (SCOTLAND) SUPPLIES LTD.

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SC454153 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-09
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£262
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £262
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,899 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£262
↓ 97% YoY
Current Assets
£56k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£16k£32k£48k£63k£79kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£262£18.7k
Current assets£56.3k£79.4k
Net assets£262£9.2k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2023-08-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-08-07
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-08-07
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    officers · AP02
  8. 2023-08-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-08-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2023-08-07
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    capital · SH01
  11. 2023-03-01
    ➕
    DALTON, David John appointed
    director
  12. 2023-03-01
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    RW (SCOTLAND) LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  13. 2023-03-01
    ➖
    GIBBONS, Ross Norrie resigned
    director
  14. 2022-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2013-07-09
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    Company incorporated
    As RW (SCOTLAND) SUPPLIES LTD.
  21. 2013-07-09
    ➕
    GIBBONS, Ross Norrie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LTD." — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

Rw (Scotland) Ltd. holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Rw (Scotland) Ltd.
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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RW (SCOTLAND) SUPPLIES LTD.
This company · SC454153

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Rw (Scotland) Ltd.
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/03/2023
Mr David John Dalton
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/03/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ross Norrie Gibbonsceased 01/03/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2013-07-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Registered office

11 Portland Road
Kilmarnock
KA1 2BT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

DALTON, David John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RW (SCOTLAND) LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2023-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIBBONS, Ross Norrie→
director · ~40y · appointed 2013-07-09 · resigned 2023-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-08-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-07
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2023-08-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29