SKYE WOOL MILL LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC047369 · ltd · incorporated 1970-03-30
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 64). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 53.2y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 53.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (2 active, 17 linked, 9 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-02-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-02-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-07📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-02-02➕STRACHAN, Lucy Jill appointedsecretary
- 2024-02-02➖STEWART, Charles Roderick resignedsecretary
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-19📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2005-11-01➖DOUGLAS, John David resignedsecretary
- 2005-11-01➕STEWART, Charles Roderick appointedsecretary
- 2005-11-01➖DOUGLAS, John David resigneddirector
- 2003-05-01➕PALMER, Alan Charles appointeddirector
- 2003-05-01➖MCGILL, Michael Scott resigneddirector
- 2001-12-31➖MCGIBBON, David Campbell resigneddirector
- 2001-12-31➕MCGILL, Michael Scott appointeddirector
- 1998-07-01➕DOUGLAS, John David appointeddirector
- 1998-07-01➖ROY, William Gordon Begg resigneddirector
- 1993-11-29➖MOUG, George Boyd resigneddirector
- 1993-08-23➖CARVEL, John Oswald Alexander resigneddirector
- 1993-04-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1993-04-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1993-03-03➕DOUGLAS, John David appointedsecretary
- 1993-03-03➖KNOX, Ruth resignedsecretary
- 1993-03-01➕MCGIBBON, David Campbell appointeddirector
- 1993-03-01➕ROY, William Gordon Begg appointeddirector
- 1991-09-26➕CARVEL, John Oswald Alexander appointeddirector
- 1991-09-26➖WALKER, Norman Caulfield resigneddirector
- 1991-05-31➖BLINCOW, Frank Robert resigneddirector
- 1991-01-25➕KNOX, Ruth appointedsecretary
- 1991-01-25➖MACAULAY, Frederick resignedsecretary
- 1990-11-05➖PRINGLE, Euan James resigneddirector
- 1989-12-20➖BLINCOW, Frank Robert resignedsecretary
- 1989-12-20➕MACAULAY, Frederick appointedsecretary
- 1989-12-20➕MOUG, George Boyd appointeddirector
- 1989-12-20➖PRINGLE, James Creek resigneddirector
- 1989-12-20➕WALKER, Norman Caulfield appointeddirector
- 1976-05-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank LTD
- 1973-02-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1970-03-30🏢Company incorporatedAs SKYE WOOL MILL LIMITED
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Grampian Retail Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Grampian Retail Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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SKYE WOOL MILL LIMITED
This company · SC047369
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Grampian Retail Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 02/02/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Charles Roderick Stewartceased 02/02/2024· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLN HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC289568 · est 2005 | £604.8k £514.1k–£695.6k | — | £604.8k | — | 20y | 81 | 62y |
| ANGLO SCOTTISH CONCRETE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC292394 · est 2005 | £91.8k £78.1k–£105.6k | — | £91.8k | — | 20y | 82 | 64y |
| INSIGHT INTERNATIONAL TOURS LIMITED→ SC064603 · est 1978 | £40.0k £34.0k–£46.0k | — | £40.0k | — | 48y | 81 | 61y |
| GLASVEGAS LTD→ SC351214 · est 2008 | £1.0k £850–£1.1k | — | £1.0k | — | 17y | 81 | 59y |
| ARRANGLEN LIMITED→ SC182141 · est 1998 | — | £1.62M | — | 300 | 28y | 82 | 59y |
| DUNARD HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC714547 · est 2021 | — | £75.0k | — | 100 | 4y | 84 | 48y |
| CORVEN PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC157066 · est 1995 | — | — | — | 0 | 31y | 83 | 63y |
| CVIEW DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ SC297070 · est 2006 | — | — | — | 1 | 20y | 82 | 75y |
| LONDON MIDLAND & SCOTTISH CONTRACTORS LIMITED→ SC036071 · est 1961 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 65y | 82 | 64y |
| SPORTSGROUNDS LIMITED→ SC144588 · est 1993 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | 82 | 86y |
| OBAN HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC279572 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1970-03-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Brookfield House
2 Burnbrae Drive
Linwood. Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA3 3BU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15
Officers (2 active · 15 resigned)
STRACHAN, Lucy Jill→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PALMER, Alan Charles→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2003-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLINCOW, Frank Robert→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1989-12-20
DOUGLAS, John David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-03-03 · resigned 2005-11-01
KNOX, Ruth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-01-25 · resigned 1993-03-03
MACAULAY, Frederick→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1989-12-20 · resigned 1991-01-25
STEWART, Charles Roderick→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-11-01 · resigned 2024-02-02
BLINCOW, Frank Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 1991-05-31
CARVEL, John Oswald Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · appointed 1991-09-26 · resigned 1993-08-23
DOUGLAS, John David→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1998-07-01 · resigned 2005-11-01
MCGIBBON, David Campbell→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1993-03-01 · resigned 2001-12-31
MCGILL, Michael Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2001-12-31 · resigned 2003-05-01
MOUG, George Boyd→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1989-12-20 · resigned 1993-11-29
PRINGLE, Euan James→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1990-11-05
PRINGLE, James Creek→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1989-12-20
ROY, William Gordon Begg→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1993-03-01 · resigned 1998-07-01
WALKER, Norman Caulfield→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · appointed 1989-12-20 · resigned 1991-09-26
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank LTD | Floating charge | 1 property | 06/05/1976 | 05/04/1993 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Bond of cash credit and floating charge | 1 property | 26/02/1973 | 05/04/1993 |
Recent filings (117 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-11