UK STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC620726 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-08
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£140.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -43% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
22 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £140,649
Net assets shrinking
Down £45,198 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 43% YoY
Cash YoY
-43%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£98k
↓ 43% YoY
Net Worth
£141k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£568k
↑ 7.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£114k£227k£341k£454k£568kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£293.2k£294.6k
Current assets£568.1k£528.8k
Cash£98.1k£173.2k
Debtors£391.2k£292.1k
Net assets£140.6k£185.8k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-12-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-14
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  10. 2022-01-14
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2022-01-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2021-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-11-26
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2019-02-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As UK STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS LIMITED
  16. 2019-02-08
    DICKSON, Lesley Cameron appointed
    secretary
  17. 2019-02-08
    DICKSON, Glenn appointed
    director
  18. 2019-02-08
    LISTER, David Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 2019-02-08
    REDDY, John appointed
    director
  20. 2019-02-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lesley Cameron Dickson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/12/2024
Mr Glenn Dickson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/02/2019

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-02-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

C/O Robb Ferguson Chartered Accountants Regent Court
70 West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 2QZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

DICKSON, Lesley Cameron
secretary · appointed 2019-02-08
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Active
DICKSON, Glenn
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-02-08
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Active
LISTER, David Andrew
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-02-08
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Active
REDDY, John
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-02-08
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Active

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-01-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-01-14