INTERNATIONAL TESTING SERVICES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC660388 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-04
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 4.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.3y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 19 | 1500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-12-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-05-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-05-01➕SHIELDS, Kirstie appointedsecretary
- 2025-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-12-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
- 2021-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-04🏢Company incorporatedAs INTERNATIONAL TESTING SERVICES LTD
- 2020-05-04➕OATES, Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-05-04➕SHIELDS, George Scott appointeddirector
- 2020-05-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Oates Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/05/2020 |
Mr George Scott Shields Individual · British · DOB 07/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/05/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-05-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis
Registered office
Quayside House Dock Road
Methil Dock Business Park
Methil
Fife
KY8 3SR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-17
Last: 2025-05-03
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
OATES, Michael→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHIELDS, George Scott→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2020-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 22/12/2021 | 22/12/2025 |
Recent filings (15 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-05-04