SCOTTISH CRAFT BUTCHERS

🌳Matureactive

SC010100 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1918-07-26

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

100 officers (6 active, 100 linked, 92 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

176 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	7	700

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (167 events)Click to expand

2025-12-17
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accounts · AA
2025-11-13
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officers · AP01
2025-11-13
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officers · TM01
2025-11-13
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officers · AP01
2025-11-12
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BLACK, Laura appointed
director
2025-11-12
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GILMOUR, Donald Alexander appointed
director
2025-11-12
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COURTS, Thomas Garrity resigned
director
2025-02-25
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accounts · AA
2023-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-13
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officers · AP01
2023-01-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-01
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JARRON, George Malcolm appointed
director
2023-01-01
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JARRON, Scott resigned
director
2022-02-28
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accounts · AA
2021-03-12
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-03-12
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change-of-name-exemption
change-of-name · NE01
2021-03-12
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change-of-name-request-comments
change-of-name · NM06
2021-03-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-12-11
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accounts · AA
2019-10-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-10-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-10-23
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CHRISTIE, Stuart Mcewan resigned
director
2019-10-23
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COURTS, Thomas Garrity appointed
director
2019-05-15
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KING, James Gordon appointed
secretary
2019-05-15
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KING, James Gordon appointed
director
2019-05-15
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SCOTT, John Douglas resigned
secretary
2019-05-15
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SCOTT, John Douglas resigned
director
2019-03-13
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JARRON, Scott appointed
director
2016-11-27
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MACKENZIE, Duncan resigned
director
2008-11-30
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BARNETT, Mark William Alexander resigned
director
2008-11-30
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CHRISTIE, Stuart Mcewan appointed
director
2008-11-30
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JARRON, David Osler resigned
director
2006-11-26
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SCOTT, John Douglas appointed
secretary
2006-11-26
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SNEDDON, Richard Herrington resigned
secretary
2004-11-21
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SNEDDON, Richard Herrington appointed
secretary
2004-06-09
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BRADY, Moira resigned
secretary
2003-11-16
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FERGUSON, Douglas Wilson resigned
director
2002-11-17
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CHAPMAN, James Hamilton appointed
director
2002-11-17
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BRYMER, Bruce Donald resigned
director
2001-11-18
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BARNETT, Mark William Alexander appointed
director
2001-11-18
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HONEYMAN, Jonathan William resigned
director
2001-11-18
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JARRON, David Osler appointed
director
2001-11-18
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STEVENSON, John Herbert Alan resigned
director
2000-11-19
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BOODEN, Robert Charles resigned
secretary
2000-11-19
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BRADY, Moira appointed
secretary
2000-11-19
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JARRON, David resigned
director
2000-11-19
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MACKENZIE, Duncan appointed
director
1999-11-22
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JARRON, David appointed
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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MILLDEN SPORTING LLP→ SO300407 · est 2004 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	21y	—	—
PERTH & KINROSS HUB LIMITED→ SC622872 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
RICKETY RACKETY RECORDS LIMITED→ SC111239 · est 1988 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	37y	—	—
ROSHVEN HILL FARM LLP→ SO303809 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
ROTHIEMOON FARM→ SL000367 · est 1981 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	44y	—	—
SAFE-ASSURE LLP→ SO306767 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
SHETLAND PONY TRADING LIMITED→ SC211492 · est 2000 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	25y	—	—
SNOWIE (LOGISTICS & STORAGE) LTD.→ SC179282 · est 1997 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	28y	—	—
SNOWIE LIMITED→ SC275068 · est 2004 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	21y	—	—
SNOWIE UTILITIES LIMITED→ SC235807 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	23y	—	—
SOCIETY OF BADENOCH & STRATHSPEY ARTISTS→ SC372686 · est 2010 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	16y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1918-07-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

8 Needless Road

Perth

PH2 0JW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-19

Last: 2026-01-05