PETERHEAD SPECSAVERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04604862 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-29

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 47782

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

11 officers (7 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

22 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

107 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-07-21
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officers · CH01
2025-10-07
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2025-09-05
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2025-09-05
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other · GUARANTEE2
2025-09-05
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other · AGREEMENT2
2024-09-29
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accounts · AA
2024-09-29
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-03-02
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other · GUARANTEE2
2024-03-02
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other · AGREEMENT2
2023-11-15
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accounts · AA
2023-11-15
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-05-03
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officers · AP01
2023-05-03
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officers · TM01
2023-04-28
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RENFREW, Janet Barbara appointed
director
2023-04-28
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MCGINTY, David Peter resigned
director
2023-04-24
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officers · CH01
2023-04-18
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other · GUARANTEE2
2023-04-18
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other · AGREEMENT2
2022-11-23
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accounts · AA
2022-11-23
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2022-04-06
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other · GUARANTEE2
2022-04-06
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other · AGREEMENT2
2022-03-31
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officers · CH01
2019-11-11
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CARNABY, Stefanie Louise appointed
director
2019-11-11
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PATERSON, Niamh Elisabeth appointed
director
2019-11-11
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PERKINS, Douglas John David appointed
director
2019-11-11
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PERKINS, Mary Lesley appointed
director
2019-11-11
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CARROLL, Paul Francis resigned
director
2019-11-11
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MCGINTY, David Peter appointed
director
2019-11-11
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WATSON, John Anthony resigned
director
2013-01-29
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CARROLL, Paul Francis appointed
director
2003-03-10
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CAVE, Neil David resigned
director
2003-03-10
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WATSON, John Anthony appointed
director
2002-11-29
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Company incorporated
As PETERHEAD SPECSAVERS LIMITED
2002-11-29
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SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED appointed
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2002-11-29
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SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-11-29
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CAVE, Neil David appointed
director

Owner dependency

88/100

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — 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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

Specsavers Uk Holdings Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Specsavers Uk Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control

significant stake

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PETERHEAD SPECSAVERS LIMITED

This company · 04604862

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Specsavers Uk Holdings Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	04/12/2017

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr John Anthony Watsonceased 11/11/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mrs Mary Lesley Perkinsceased 04/12/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
Mr Douglas John David Perkinsceased 04/12/2017· 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

Incorporated2002-11-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47782 — SIC 47782

Registered office

Forum 6, Parkway

Solent Business Park Whiteley

Fareham

PO15 7PA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last: 2025-12-17