SCA PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02255239 · ltd · incorporated 1988-05-10

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£6

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

40 officers (7 active, 40 linked, 32 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

206 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £6

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£6

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-05	2024-04-05
Total assets	£6	£6
Current assets	—	£6
Net assets	£6	£6

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (88 events)Click to expand

2025-12-17
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accounts · AA
2024-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
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officers · AP01
2021-06-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-26
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SAKARIA, Dhirendra Kumar appointed
director
2021-05-26
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STEAD, David Richard appointed
director
2020-09-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-09-08
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-09-08
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-09-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-08-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-08-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-08-27
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-08-27
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-08-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-24
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WOODLEY PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2020-08-24
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BARKER, Richard Roman resigned
director
2019-06-30
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LEE, David Manners resigned
director
2012-06-30
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BAILEY, Paul Andrew appointed
secretary
2012-06-30
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SMITH, Stephen John resigned
secretary
2012-06-30
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HANOT, Isabelle Marie-Luce resigned
director
2012-06-30
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HOVINGTON, Stephen Paul resigned
director
2009-11-23
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BAILEY, Paul Andrew appointed
director
2009-11-23
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ATHERTON, Anthony John resigned
director
2009-02-24
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HANOT, Isabelle Marie-Luce appointed
director
2008-09-30
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BYRNE, Sean resigned
director
2008-09-30
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MCCANN, John resigned
director
2008-07-01
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SMITH, Stephen John appointed
secretary
2008-06-30
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STAPLES, Anthony John resigned
secretary
2008-03-10
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BELL, Clive David appointed
director
2008-03-10
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BYRNE, Sean appointed
director
2008-03-10
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LEE, David Manners appointed
director
2008-03-10
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LEE, Joan Ruth resigned
director
2008-03-10
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MCCANN, John appointed
director
2008-03-10
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MOORE, David resigned
director
2007-12-14
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BELL, Clive David resigned
director
2007-10-09
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HOVINGTON, Stephen Paul appointed
director
2007-10-09
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SHEKLETON, Francis James resigned
director
2006-09-06
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ATHERTON, Anthony John appointed
director
2006-09-06
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MILLAR, Martin James resigned
director
2005-05-12
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TURRELL, David appointed
director
2005-05-12
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WILLIAMS, John David resigned
director
2002-05-23
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TURRELL, David resigned
director
2002-05-23
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WILLIAMS, John David appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 88 events

Owner dependency

80/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Paul Andrew Bailey Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	05/12/2024
Mr David Turrell Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	24/08/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Richard Roman Barkerceased 24/08/2020· significant influence · trust interest

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

Incorporated1988-05-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Essity Uk Limited

Southfields Road

Dunstable

LU6 3EJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-05

Last made up to: 2025-04-05

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-10

Last: 2025-08-27