TEXO FABRICATION LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC599456 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-08
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £0 | £0 |
| Net assets | £0 | £0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-05📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-01-05📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-12-08📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2022-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30➖MITCHELSON, Gary resigneddirector
- 2020-05-11📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2020-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-01-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-31➕SMITH, Christopher Hayden appointeddirector
- 2019-12-31➕SMITH, Hayden Francis appointeddirector
- 2019-12-31➖DALZIEL, Robert resigneddirector
- 2019-12-31➕MITCHELSON, Gary appointeddirector
- 2019-11-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-12-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-06-08🏢Company incorporatedAs TEXO FABRICATION LIMITED
- 2018-06-08➕DALZIEL, Robert appointeddirector
- 2018-06-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
Texo Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Texo Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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TEXO FABRICATION LIMITED
This company · SC599456
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Texo Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/06/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY & ADAMS LIMITED→ SC047482 · est 1970 | £75.13M £58.44M–£91.83M | — | — | 502 | 56y | 87 | 71y |
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| GRAY & ADAMS (DUNFERMLINE) LIMITED→ SC082971 · est 1983 | £17.07M £13.28M–£20.87M | — | — | 106 | 43y | 85 | 71y |
| GRAY & ADAMS (DONCASTER) LIMITED→ SC128013 · est 1990 | £16.62M £12.93M–£20.32M | — | — | 101 | 35y | 87 | 71y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-06-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
Texo House
Venture Drive
Westhill
AB32 6FQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-17
Last: 2025-06-03
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
SMITH, Christopher Hayden→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2019-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Hayden Francis→
Activedirector · ~87y · appointed 2019-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DALZIEL, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2018-06-08 · resigned 2019-12-31
MITCHELSON, Gary→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2019-12-31 · resigned 2021-04-30
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Recent filings (25 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-01-05
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-01-05
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-23