PRIME GROUP SCOTLAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC523585 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-06

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 10.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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

5 live charges · oldest 10.1y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 10.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

40 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

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	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	2	200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2025-09-30
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accounts · AA
2024-09-25
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accounts · AA
2024-01-18
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capital · SH01
2024-01-18
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capital · SH02
2024-01-18
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capital · SH08
2024-01-10
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-01-10
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-01-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-26
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accounts · AA
2022-09-29
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accounts · AA
2022-08-15
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mortgage · MR04
2022-08-15
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mortgage · MR04
2022-08-15
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mortgage · MR04
2022-08-15
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mortgage · MR04
2022-08-15
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Charge satisfied #5
2022-08-15
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Charge satisfied #4
2022-08-15
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Charge satisfied #3
2022-08-15
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Charge satisfied #2
2022-08-05
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mortgage · MR04
2022-08-05
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Charge satisfied #1
2021-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-24
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accounts · AA
2016-04-21
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2016-04-21
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2016-04-21
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2016-04-21
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2016-03-17
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2016-01-06
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Company incorporated
As PRIME GROUP SCOTLAND LIMITED
2016-01-06
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LAWSON, Alan appointed
director
2016-01-06
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O'MALLEY, Graeme appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

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.
+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 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Prime Group Scotland Employee Ownership Trust Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Prime Group Scotland Employee Ownership Trust Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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PRIME GROUP SCOTLAND LIMITED

This company · SC523585

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
Prime Group Scotland Employee Ownership Trust Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	21/12/2023

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Graeme O'Malleyceased 21/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Alan Lawsonceased 21/12/2023· 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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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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2016-01-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

The Old Church

Saline Street

Airdrie

North Lanarkshire

ML6 9BE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-20

Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LAWSON, Alan→

director · ~52y · appointed 2016-01-06

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Active

O'MALLEY, Graeme→

director · ~54y · appointed 2016-01-06

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Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	2 properties	21/04/2016	15/08/2022
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	1 property	21/04/2016	15/08/2022
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	1 property	21/04/2016	15/08/2022
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	1 property	21/04/2016	15/08/2022
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	—	17/03/2016	05/08/2022

Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-25

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2024-01-18

capital-alter-shares-subdivision

capital · SH02

2024-01-18

capital-name-of-class-of-shares

capital · SH08

2024-01-18

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2024-01-10

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2024-01-10

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2024-01-08

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-01-08

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-01-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-07-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-09