THE AGED WOOD COMPANY LTD

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SC834831 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-21
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46130
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  2. 2025-12-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-12-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-12-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-12-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-11-24
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2025-11-19
    ➖
    JAMIESON, Glenn Alexander resigned
    secretary
  8. 2025-11-19
    ➖
    JAMIESON, Glenn Alexander resigned
    director
  9. 2025-11-11
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2025-11-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2025-11-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2025-02-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2025-01-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE AGED WOOD COMPANY LTD
  14. 2025-01-21
    ➕
    GRAHAM, Matthew David Kemp appointed
    director
  15. 2025-01-21
    ➕
    HOUSTON, Alexander appointed
    director
  16. 2025-01-21
    ➕
    JAMIESON, Glenn Alexander appointed
    secretary
  17. 2025-01-21
    ➕
    JAMIESON, Glenn Alexander appointed
    director
  18. 2025-01-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 1.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: JAMIESON, Glenn Alexander resigned 2025-11-19; JAMIESON, Glenn Alexander resigned 2025-11-19

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alex Houston
Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control21/01/2025
Mr Matthew David Kemp Graham
Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control21/01/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Glenn Alexander Jamiesonceased 19/11/2025· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-01-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130

Registered office

20/3 Palmerston Place
Edinburgh
EH12 5AL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GRAHAM, Matthew David Kemp→
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-01-21
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Active
HOUSTON, Alexander→
director · ~68y · appointed 2025-01-21
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Active
JAMIESON, Glenn Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2025-01-21 · resigned 2025-11-19
Resigned
JAMIESON, Glenn Alexander→
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-01-21 · resigned 2025-11-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-21