SANGSTER & COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC492558 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-02
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 7.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.7y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees12600

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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  2. 2024-11-14
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  3. 2023-10-17
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  4. 2023-10-05
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  5. 2023-08-14
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  6. 2023-07-26
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  7. 2023-07-26
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    Charge satisfied #2
  8. 2023-01-12
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  9. 2023-01-12
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  10. 2022-12-06
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  11. 2022-11-29
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  12. 2022-11-29
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    address · AD01
  13. 2022-11-24
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  14. 2022-01-24
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  15. 2022-01-18
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  16. 2022-01-18
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  17. 2022-01-18
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  18. 2022-01-18
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  19. 2021-01-24
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  20. 2020-12-07
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  21. 2020-11-30
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    SANGSTER, Nicholas James appointed
    director
  22. 2020-10-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Mark Alan Richards
  23. 2019-06-30
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    SANGSTER, Nicholas James resigned
    director
  24. 2019-06-19
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    LEES, Greg Mitchell resigned
    director
  25. 2018-08-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
  26. 2017-07-01
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    SANGSTER, Hannah Louise resigned
    director
  27. 2017-07-01
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    SANGSTER, Nicholas James appointed
    director
  28. 2016-07-01
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    SANGSTER, Hannah Louise appointed
    director
  29. 2016-07-01
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    SANGSTER, Nicholas James resigned
    director
  30. 2014-12-02
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    Company incorporated
    As SANGSTER & COMPANY LIMITED
  31. 2014-12-02
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    SANGSTER, Harris George appointed
    director
  32. 2014-12-02
    ➕
    LEES, Greg Mitchell appointed
    director
  33. 2014-12-02
    ➕
    SANGSTER, Nicholas James 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 "SANGSTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

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 Nicholas James Sangster
Individual · British · DOB 12/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/11/2020
Mr Harris George Sangster
Individual · British · DOB 10/1994 · age 32
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Nicholas James Sangsterceased 30/06/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Greg Mitchell Leesceased 19/06/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Hannah Louise Sangsterceased 01/07/2017· 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
Incorporated2014-12-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Druggam Steading
Drumoak
Banchory
Aberdeenshire
AB31 5HP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SANGSTER, Harris George→
director · ~32y · appointed 2014-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SANGSTER, Nicholas James→
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEES, Greg Mitchell→
director · ~31y · appointed 2014-12-02 · resigned 2019-06-19
Resigned
SANGSTER, Hannah Louise→
director · ~37y · appointed 2016-07-01 · resigned 2017-07-01
Resigned
SANGSTER, Nicholas James→
director · ~39y · appointed 2017-07-01 · resigned 2019-06-30
Resigned
SANGSTER, Nicholas James→
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-12-02 · resigned 2016-07-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Mark Alan Richards
A registered charge1 property02/10/202026/07/2023
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge—16/08/2018—
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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-24