SAFEGUARD FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SCOTLAND LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC521301 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-27
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£38.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 9.5y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £38,119
Cash YoY
+30%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4k
↑ 30% YoY
Net Worth
£38k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £130.0k | £126.5k |
| Current assets | £19.7k | £16.7k |
| Cash | £4.2k | £3.2k |
| Debtors | £15.5k | £13.4k |
| Net assets | £38.1k | £25.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-12-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-12-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-12-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-12-24🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2019-12-24🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-12-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-12-17🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2019-12-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-12-03🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
- 2016-10-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: West of Scotland Loan Fund
- 2016-10-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2015-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs SAFEGUARD FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SCOTLAND LTD
- 2015-11-27➕MUIRHEAD, Carol appointeddirector
- 2015-11-27➕MUIRHEAD, Keith appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Keith Muirhead Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Carol Muirhead Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% 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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-11-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit A, Block 10,
Moorfield Industrial Estate
Kilmarnock
KA2 0BA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MUIRHEAD, Carol→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2015-11-27
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MUIRHEAD, Keith→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2015-11-27
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/12/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 03/12/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank) | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/12/2016 | 24/12/2019 | |
| satisfied | West of Scotland Loan Fund | A registered charge | — | 20/10/2016 | 24/12/2019 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 20/10/2016 | 24/12/2019 |
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Recent filings (33 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2019-12-24