IMET ALLOYS (EUROPE) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC497043 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-05
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 6.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
34 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-10-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-04-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2020-01-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-01-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-04-12➕DICKSON, Stephen Noel appointeddirector
- 2017-04-12➖STEWART, Hugh resigneddirector
- 2016-06-28➕WILLIAMSON, Ruaraidh James Stewart appointeddirector
- 2016-06-28➖WARDLAW, John Robert resigneddirector
- 2015-02-05🏢Company incorporatedAs IMET ALLOYS (EUROPE) LIMITED
- 2015-02-05➕SIMPSON, Barry Paul appointedsecretary
- 2015-02-05➕SIMPSON, Barry Paul appointeddirector
- 2015-02-05➕STEWART, Hugh appointeddirector
- 2015-02-05➕WARDLAW, John Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
35/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Imet Alloys Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Imet Alloys Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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IMET ALLOYS (EUROPE) LIMITED
This company · SC497043
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Imet Alloys Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-02-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320
Registered office
Coralinn House 4 Royston Road
Deans Industrial Estate
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 8AH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
SIMPSON, Barry Paul→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-02-05
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DICKSON, Stephen Noel→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2017-04-12
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SIMPSON, Barry Paul→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2015-02-05
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WILLIAMSON, Ruaraidh James Stewart→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2016-06-28
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STEWART, Hugh→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2015-02-05 · resigned 2017-04-12
WARDLAW, John Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2015-02-05 · resigned 2016-06-28
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 07/04/2020 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/01/2020 | 25/10/2020 |
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-10-25