IMPERIAL LAUNDRY LIMITED

📉Decliningactive
SC466704 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-06
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 opening · medium confidence
More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Lifecycle stage: mature → declining
  • · PSC count: 1 → 2
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 1 improved, 1 worsened.

  • ↓Lifecycle stage: mature → declining
  • ↑PSC count: 1 → 2
Last 90 days

Mixed signals in the last 90 days — 1 improved, 1 worsened.

  • ↓Lifecycle stage: mature → declining
  • ↑PSC count: 1 → 2
Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£135.4k
year to Jan 2026
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Leverage-led grower with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (85/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 4.8y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~4.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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.

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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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Profitable
Profit before tax £3,446
Turnover YoY
+7%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-312024-01-31
Turnover£135.4k£126.9k£125.5k
Gross profit£91.3k£86.8k£57.4k
Operating profit£14.7k——
Profit before tax£3.4k£24.0k£-5.3k
Average employees100100100

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

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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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 capital
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-06-22
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    capital · SH01
  3. 2026-06-22
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  4. 2026-06-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-11-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-11-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-25
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    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2021-10-25
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    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2021-10-25
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    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2021-10-25
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    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2021-10-08
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  16. 2021-10-08
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  17. 2021-10-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  18. 2021-10-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  19. 2021-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2015-08-01
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    SLOAN, Paul Gerrard resigned
    director
  23. 2014-01-06
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    Company incorporated
    As IMPERIAL LAUNDRY LIMITED
  24. 2014-01-06
    ➕
    SCOTT, Roderick James appointed
    director
  25. 2014-01-06
    ➕
    SLOAN, Paul Gerrard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 Roderick James Scott
Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Miss Rebecca Amy Scott
Individual · British · DOB 07/2001 · age 25
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control22/06/2026

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
Incorporated2014-01-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96010 — Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products

Registered office

Units 10&11 Glengallan Industrial Estate Glengallan Road
Oban
Argyll
PA34 4HG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SCOTT, Roderick James→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-01-06
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Active
SLOAN, Paul Gerrard→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-01-06 · resigned 2015-08-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property08/10/2021—
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property08/10/2021—
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property08/10/2021—
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property08/10/2021—
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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-06-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13