RAZORBILL INSTRUMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC489857 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-27
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£678.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26511
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 26512SIC 26512
  • 26701SIC 26701
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 3 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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £678,244
Cash YoY
-1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£377k
↓ 1.3% YoY
Net Worth
£678k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£736k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£147k£294k£441k£588k£736kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£678.2k£621.5k
Current assets£735.6k£625.9k
Cash£377.0k£382.0k
Debtors£233.0k£101.0k
Net assets£678.2k£611.7k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-29
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2019-10-14
    ➕
    WARD, Alexander Job, Dr appointed
    secretary
  10. 2019-10-14
    ➖
    THORNTONS LAW LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2019-10-14
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2019-10-14
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    officers · TM02
  13. 2019-10-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-11-01
    ➖
    MURRAY DONALD LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2014-11-01
    ➕
    THORNTONS LAW LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2014-10-29
    ➕
    BARRACLOUGH, Jack appointed
    director
  21. 2014-10-29
    ➕
    HICKS, Clifford William appointed
    director
  22. 2014-10-29
    ➕
    WARD, Alexander Job appointed
    director
  23. 2014-10-29
    ➖
    LANG, Alistair James resigned
    director
  24. 2014-10-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RAZORBILL INSTRUMENTS LIMITED
  25. 2014-10-27
    ➕
    MURRAY DONALD LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2014-10-27
    ➕
    LANG, Alistair James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jack Barraclough
Individual · British · DOB 12/1986 · age 40
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Clifford William Hicks
Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Alexander Job Ward
Individual · British · DOB 03/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-10-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC26511 — SIC 26511

Registered office

Unit 8 Castlebrae Business Centre
Peffer Place
Edinburgh
EH16 4BB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

WARD, Alexander Job, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2019-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARRACLOUGH, Jack→
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HICKS, Clifford William→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARD, Alexander Job→
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURRAY DONALD LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-10-27 · resigned 2014-11-01
Resigned
THORNTONS LAW LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-11-01 · resigned 2019-10-14
Resigned
LANG, Alistair James→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-10-27 · resigned 2014-10-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2019-10-29