PLUTOS HOLIDAYS (1972) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC051975 · ltd · incorporated 1972-12-11

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

58 officers (8 active, 58 linked, 52 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

192 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

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (116 events)Click to expand

2025-10-06
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2024-09-25
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2024-02-13
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officers · AP01
2023-10-27
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accounts · AA
2023-10-24
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SHARP, Duncan William appointed
director
2023-05-25
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officers · AP01
2022-08-30
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accounts · AA
2022-06-21
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POULTER, Jason Anthony appointed
director
2022-06-16
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2022-06-16
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2022-06-16
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2022-05-04
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DICKSON, William Andrew appointed
director
2022-05-04
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LAWSON, David resigned
director
2022-05-04
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SWAIN, Jerry resigned
director
2021-09-22
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accounts · AA
2021-09-03
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officers · AP01
2021-08-17
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officers · TM01
2021-08-17
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officers · AP01
2021-08-13
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POOLE, Terence Dale resigned
director
2021-08-13
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SWAIN, Jerry appointed
director
2021-08-13
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WOODLAND, Ian Stephen resigned
director
2021-08-13
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officers · TM01
2021-08-13
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2021-08-04
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LEONARD, John resigned
director
2021-08-04
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POOLE, Terence Dale appointed
director
2021-07-16
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officers · CH01
2021-03-02
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officers · TM01
2020-12-17
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accounts · AA
2020-07-16
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HUNTER, David John resigned
director
2019-10-01
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accounts · AA
2019-08-14
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LOWE, Stephanie appointed
secretary
2019-08-14
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WILSON, Duncan resigned
secretary
2019-04-03
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MCAULAY, Bernard resigned
director
2019-04-03
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WOODLAND, Ian Stephen appointed
director
2017-12-12
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ALLOTT, John resigned
director
2017-12-12
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MCAULAY, Bernard appointed
director
2017-07-04
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KEENAN, Michael appointed
director
2017-07-04
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HODGSON, Fiona Lindsay resigned
secretary
2017-07-04
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WILSON, Duncan appointed
secretary
2017-07-04
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EDMONT, David resigned
director
2017-07-04
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LEONARD, John appointed
director
2017-07-04
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MISKELLY, John Gerard resigned
director
2016-05-27
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BURGON, Robert Douglas resigned
secretary
2016-05-27
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HODGSON, Fiona Lindsay appointed
secretary
2015-07-01
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LAWSON, David appointed
director
2015-07-01
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SHERRY, Robert resigned
director
2015-01-12
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EDMONT, David appointed
director
2015-01-12
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FOLEY, Scott Alexander resigned
director
2014-12-09
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COLLINS, Terry resigned
director
2014-09-09
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MISKELLY, John Gerard appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 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.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Scottish And Northern Ireland Joint Industry Board

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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Snipef Management Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares

majority

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PLUTOS HOLIDAYS (1972) LIMITED

This company · SC051975

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Snipef Management Ltd Corporate entity	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	01/10/2018
Scottish And Northern Ireland Joint Industry Board Corporate entity	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/10/2018

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

Incorporated1972-12-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Bellevue House

22 Hopetoun Street

Edinburgh

Midlothian

EH7 4GH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-25

Last: 2025-05-11