SC HOLDCO LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15724220 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-16
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
66
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2025-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-02-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-11-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-11-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-11-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-10-31
    ➕
    CHARLESWORTH, Stephen John appointed
    director
  7. 2025-10-31
    ➖
    PORTER, Emily resigned
    director
  8. 2025-10-31
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2025-10-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-10-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2025-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-10-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2025-10-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2025-10-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2025-10-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2025-10-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2025-10-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2025-10-01
    ➖
    CHARLESWORTH, Stephen John resigned
    director
  19. 2025-10-01
    ➕
    PORTER, Emily appointed
    director
  20. 2025-09-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2025-09-15
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2025-09-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2025-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2025-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2025-09-07
    ➕
    CHARLESWORTH, Stephen John appointed
    director
  26. 2025-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  27. 2025-06-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  28. 2025-06-01
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    PARFITT, Bradd Kristian Steven resigned
    director
  29. 2025-06-01
    ➖
    PORTER, Emily resigned
    director
  30. 2025-02-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  31. 2025-02-01
    ➕
    PORTER, Emily appointed
    director
  32. 2024-05-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SC HOLDCO LTD
  33. 2024-05-16
    ➕
    PARFITT, Bradd Kristian Steven 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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 med · 1 low
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: CHARLESWORTH, Stephen John resigned 2025-10-01; PORTER, Emily resigned 2025-10-31

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-10-31: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Trafford Parsons
Individual · English · DOB 06/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/02/2026
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Stephen John Charlesworthceased 05/02/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Stephen John Charlesworthceased 01/05/2025· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Bradd Kristian Steven Parfittceased 31/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2024-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

58-64 Braunstone Gate
Leicester
LE3 5LG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

CHARLESWORTH, Stephen John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHARLESWORTH, Stephen John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-09-07 · resigned 2025-10-01
Resigned
PARFITT, Bradd Kristian Steven→
director · ~27y · appointed 2024-05-16 · resigned 2025-06-01
Resigned
PORTER, Emily→
director · ~23y · appointed 2025-10-01 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned
PORTER, Emily→
director · ~23y · appointed 2025-02-01 · resigned 2025-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-26