ADVANCED SAMPLING PROCESS INSTRUMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC477624 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-14

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Specialised design activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	300	200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2025-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
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KEANE, John Paul resigned
director
2025-08-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-04
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ROBERTS, Emma Alice appointed
director
2025-08-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-14
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BYARS, Louise Melanie Kathryn resigned
director
2025-07-14
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KEANE, John Paul appointed
director
2025-07-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
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BYARS, Louise Melanie Kathryn appointed
director
2022-10-17
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KERR, Jill resigned
director
2022-10-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
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capital · SH01
2022-04-22
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-07-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-10
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KERR, Jill appointed
director
2020-11-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-09-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-09-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-29
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-09-11
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MACKENZIE, Alexander resigned
director
2020-09-11
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MACKENZIE, Nicola Frances resigned
director
2019-03-31
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MACKENZIE, Nicola resigned
secretary
2016-09-11
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DIAMOND, Janice resigned
director
2016-09-11
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MACKENZIE, Alexander Richard Edmund resigned
director
2015-04-26
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MACKENZIE, Alexander Richard Edmund appointed
director
2014-09-30
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MACKENZIE, Edmund resigned
director
2014-05-14
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Company incorporated
As ADVANCED SAMPLING PROCESS INSTRUMENTS LIMITED
2014-05-14
➕
DIAMOND, Kenneth appointed
director
2014-05-14
➕
MACKENZIE, Nicola appointed
secretary
2014-05-14
➕
DIAMOND, Janice appointed
director
2014-05-14
➕
MACKENZIE, Alexander appointed
director
2014-05-14
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MACKENZIE, Edmund appointed
director
2014-05-14
➕
MACKENZIE, Nicola Frances 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

71/100

Strong succession signal

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

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.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BYARS, Louise Melanie Kathryn resigned 2025-07-14; KEANE, John Paul resigned 2025-08-14

Group structure

Arb (Scotland) Investments Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️

Arb (Scotland) Investments Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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ADVANCED SAMPLING PROCESS INSTRUMENTS LIMITED

This company · SC477624

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Arb (Scotland) Investments Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	08/01/2019
Mr Kenneth Diamond Individual · British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	16/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Alexander Hugh Mackenzieceased 11/09/2020· significant influence

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

Incorporated2014-05-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

59 59 Admiral Street

Glasgow

G41 1HP

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-28

Last: 2025-05-14

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

DIAMOND, Kenneth→

director · ~71y · appointed 2014-05-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ROBERTS, Emma Alice→

director · ~36y · appointed 2025-08-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MACKENZIE, Nicola→

secretary · appointed 2014-05-14 · resigned 2019-03-31

Resigned

BYARS, Louise Melanie Kathryn→

director · ~38y · appointed 2022-10-17 · resigned 2025-07-14

Resigned

DIAMOND, Janice→

director · ~62y · appointed 2014-05-14 · resigned 2016-09-11

Resigned

KEANE, John Paul→

director · ~50y · appointed 2025-07-14 · resigned 2025-08-14

Resigned

KERR, Jill→

director · ~48y · appointed 2020-11-10 · resigned 2022-10-17

Resigned

MACKENZIE, Alexander Richard Edmund→

director · ~36y · appointed 2015-04-26 · resigned 2016-09-11

Resigned

MACKENZIE, Alexander→

director · ~68y · appointed 2014-05-14 · resigned 2020-09-11

Resigned

MACKENZIE, Edmund→

director · ~36y · appointed 2014-05-14 · resigned 2014-09-30

Resigned

MACKENZIE, Nicola Frances→

director · ~61y · appointed 2014-05-14 · resigned 2020-09-11

Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-10-29

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-08-14

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-08-04

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-07-14

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-07-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-10-29

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-09-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-11-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-14

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-10-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-10-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2022-08-11

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-16