NEILSON’S JOINERY SUPERSTORE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC612270 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-31
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£87.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.9y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
51 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £87,343
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£115k
Net Worth
£87k
Current Assets
£1.2m
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £143.3k |
| Current assets | £1.15M |
| Cash | £115.2k |
| Debtors | £514.5k |
| Net assets | £87.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-01-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-12-23📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-07-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-07-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-07-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-07-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-07➕SHAW, Catherine Heather appointeddirector
- 2025-07-07➕SHAW, Steven Archibald appointeddirector
- 2025-07-07➕SHAW, Stewart Gillies appointeddirector
- 2025-07-07➖NEILSON, Barry Joseph resigneddirector
- 2025-07-07➖NEILSON, Christopher Michael resigneddirector
- 2025-07-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-08-03➖MAGUIRE, Claire resigneddirector
- 2022-03-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bibby Invoice Discounting Limited
- 2021-11-01➕MAGUIRE, Claire appointeddirector
- 2019-05-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Factors Scotland Limited
- 2018-10-31🏢Company incorporatedAs NEILSON’S JOINERY SUPERSTORE LTD
- 2018-10-31➕NEILSON, Barry Joseph appointeddirector
- 2018-10-31➕NEILSON, Christopher Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SHAW, Steven Archibald (same surname) appointed 2025-07-07. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: NEILSON, Barry Joseph resigned 2025-07-07; NEILSON, Christopher Michael resigned 2025-07-07
Group structure
Cowal Building & Plumbing Supplies Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Cowal Building & Plumbing Supplies Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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NEILSON’S JOINERY SUPERSTORE LTD
This company · SC612270
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cowal Building & Plumbing Supplies Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/07/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Oakmont Holdings Limitedceased 07/07/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Christopher Michael Neilsonceased 07/07/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Barry Joseph Neilsonceased 07/07/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-10-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Registered office
10 Jane Street
Dunoon
Argyll And Bute
PA23 7HX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
SHAW, Catherine Heather→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2025-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHAW, Steven Archibald→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHAW, Stewart Gillies→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAGUIRE, Claire→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2021-11-01 · resigned 2022-08-03
NEILSON, Barry Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2018-10-31 · resigned 2025-07-07
NEILSON, Christopher Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2018-10-31 · resigned 2025-07-07
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Invoice Discounting Limited | A registered charge | — | 07/03/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Factors Scotland Limited | A registered charge | — | 28/05/2019 | 11/07/2025 |
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Recent filings (51 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-07-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-08