STRACHANS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC062092 · ltd · incorporated 1977-03-30

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

—

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

46330SIC 46330
46380Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
46390Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

11 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 48.5y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 48.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (6 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

155 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand

2025-09-16
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accounts · AA
2025-06-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-20
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mortgage · MR04
2025-03-20
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-20
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Charge satisfied #13
2025-03-20
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Charge satisfied #12
2025-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
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mortgage · MR01
2024-03-05
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Nordea Danmark, Filial Af Nordea Bank Abp, Finland as Security Trustee
2024-01-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-09
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officers · TM01
2020-01-09
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officers · TM01
2020-01-09
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officers · AP01
2019-12-31
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NIELSEN, Jens Holger appointed
director
2019-12-31
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DUTHIE, Stanley resigned
director
2019-12-31
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KLEDAL, Robert Steen resigned
director
2019-12-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2018-09-19
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COCHRANE, Michael Bruce resigned
director
2018-05-04
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COCHRANE, Michael Bruce appointed
director
2018-02-14
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STRACHAN, James George Stephen resigned
director
2016-10-01
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DONALDSON, Alasdair Stuart appointed
director
2016-10-01
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TROUP, Iain appointed
director
2016-10-01
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DUTHIE, Stanley appointed
director
2016-01-26
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Charge satisfied #1
2014-09-11
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SKIPPER, Anders appointed
director
2014-09-11
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LUND, Morten resigned
director
2014-01-24
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Nordea Bank Danmark a/S as Security Trustee
2013-03-21
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MORRICE, Stanley Watt appointed
director
2011-05-05
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KLEDAL, Robert Steen appointed
director
2011-05-05
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LUND, Morten appointed
director
2011-05-05
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MCCOMBE, Brian William resigned
director
2011-05-05
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STRACHAN, Joan resigned
director
2011-05-03
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MCCOMBE, Brian William appointed
director
2011-04-05
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Charge satisfied #11
2002-06-15
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STRACHAN, James resigned
director
2002-03-08
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Charge satisfied #10
1998-08-03
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1997-07-23
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Charge satisfied #9
1996-07-01
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1995-04-05
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1994-03-02
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Charge satisfied #7
1994-03-02
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Charge satisfied #6
1994-03-02
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Charge satisfied #5

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Owner dependency

48/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Wrist Holding Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Wrist Holding Uk Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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STRACHANS LIMITED

This company · SC062092

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
Wrist Holding Uk Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	11/03/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Nordea Danmark, Filial Af Nordea Bank Abp, Finlandceased 11/03/2025· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated1977-03-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products

Registered office

54 Windmill Street

Peterhead

AB42 1UE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-24

Last: 2025-12-10