SCT PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02420498 · ltd · incorporated 1989-09-07

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

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

48 officers (8 active, 48 linked, 40 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

188 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (101 events)Click to expand

2026-01-05
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officers · TM01
2025-12-31
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SWANN, Mark Raymond resigned
director
2025-09-19
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accounts · AA
2024-09-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-02
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officers · CH01
2023-02-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-01
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officers · CH01
2023-02-01
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officers · CH01
2023-01-13
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officers · AP01
2022-11-29
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MAUNDER, James Ian, Mr. appointed
director
2022-09-27
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accounts · AA
2021-11-11
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officers · AP02
2021-10-20
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accounts · AA
2021-09-01
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PAN TRUSTEES UK LLP appointed
corporate-director
2021-05-17
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officers · TM01
2021-05-12
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GIBSON, Michael Andrew resigned
director
2021-04-01
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officers · CH03
2020-12-16
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accounts · AA
2020-03-04
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officers · TM01
2020-03-02
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GORMAN, John Laurence resigned
director
2019-10-07
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accounts · AA
2019-04-30
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WITCHLOW, Jacqueline appointed
director
2019-01-15
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ALHASHIMY, Mohammad Ebrahim Ali resigned
director
2018-01-16
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GORMAN, John Laurence appointed
director
2017-04-04
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LOADER, Nicholas Paul resigned
director
2016-04-12
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ALHASHIMY, Mohammad Ebrahim Ali appointed
director
2015-12-31
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BERRY, Jacqueline Gay resigned
director
2015-11-02
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MILNE, Valerie resigned
director
2014-10-08
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WALKER, Daniel Edward appointed
director
2014-08-31
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BALLINGALL, Austin resigned
director
2012-10-30
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HEALY, Jane appointed
secretary
2012-10-29
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DE SOUZA, Rachael resigned
secretary
2012-06-20
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BERRY, Jacqueline Gay appointed
director
2012-06-19
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HANSFORD-ADAMS, Geoffrey resigned
director
2012-04-02
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DE SOUZA, Rachael appointed
secretary
2012-04-01
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KENLEY, Philip James resigned
secretary
2009-02-23
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MILLS, Michael John appointed
director
2008-09-12
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MILNE, Valerie appointed
director
2008-09-11
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MCGUIRE, Heather resigned
director
2008-06-30
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HANSFORD-ADAMS, Geoffrey appointed
director
2008-06-30
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POWELL, Rita resigned
director
2007-12-14
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LOADER, Nicholas Paul appointed
director
2007-12-04
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GARSTONE, Susan Glenys resigned
director
2007-10-25
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SWANN, Raymond Harold resigned
director
2007-07-17
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BARNETT, Ian Michael resigned
director
2007-06-01
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CHAPLIN, Stella Bridget resigned
secretary
2007-06-01
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KENLEY, Philip James appointed
secretary
2006-09-28
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WALKER, Peter Arthur appointed
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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.)

Group structure

Southampton Container Terminals Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Southampton Container Terminals Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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SCT PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED

This company · 02420498

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
Southampton Container Terminals Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1989-09-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

16 Palace Street

London

SW1E 5JQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-14

Last: 2026-01-31