SCOTLAND EUROPA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC111290 · ltd · incorporated 1988-05-27
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
32 officers (5 active, 32 linked, 23 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
140 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (75 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-21➕NEWLANDS, Mark Thomas appointeddirector
- 2022-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30➖MCDONALD, Andrew Ronald resigneddirector
- 2022-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-25📄auditors-resignation-companyauditors · AUD
- 2021-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-24➕MCKENDRY, Sharon appointeddirector
- 2021-02-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-27➖COLQUHOUN, Douglas Lamont resigneddirector
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-31➖SMITH, Grahame Thomas resigneddirector
- 2019-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-08-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-08-16➕DONALDSON, Emma Louise appointeddirector
- 2019-08-16➕MCDONALD, Andrew Ronald appointeddirector
- 2019-08-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-07-31➖WOOD, Margaret Agnes resigneddirector
- 2019-01-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-01-14➖MCVEY, Brian James, Dr resigneddirector
- 2017-05-04➕THORNE, Christina Jane appointedsecretary
- 2015-12-17➕CHARRIER, Marianne Fiona Hélène appointedsecretary
- 2015-12-17➖EDWARDS, Jacqueline resignedsecretary
- 2013-01-29➕EDWARDS, Jacqueline appointedsecretary
- 2013-01-29➖MILLER, Robert Richard resignedsecretary
- 2012-01-26➕SMITH, Grahame Thomas appointeddirector
- 2012-01-13➖PERMAN, Raymond John resigneddirector
- 2011-01-26➕COLQUHOUN, Douglas Lamont appointeddirector
- 2011-01-20➖MACINNES, Donald John Finlay resigneddirector
- 2011-01-19➕MCVEY, Brian James, Dr appointeddirector
- 2009-01-22➕WOOD, Margaret Agnes appointeddirector
- 2007-10-11➖COLQUHOUN, Douglas Lamont resigneddirector
- 2005-05-20➖CHRISTIE, Campbell, Dr resigneddirector
- 2005-05-20➕PERMAN, Raymond John appointeddirector
- 1999-10-12➕CHRISTIE, Campbell, Dr appointeddirector
- 1999-09-14➖WOODS, Adrien Charles resigneddirector
- 1998-08-23➕COLQUHOUN, Douglas Lamont appointeddirector
- 1998-08-23➖THOMSON, Norman Morris resigneddirector
- 1998-07-01➖BEVERIDGE, Crawford William resigneddirector
- 1998-07-01➕WOODS, Adrien Charles appointeddirector
- 1998-02-02➕MACINNES, Donald John Finlay appointeddirector
- 1997-12-01➖WOODS, Adrian Charles resigneddirector
- 1997-04-25➖MCKENNA, Rosemary resigneddirector
- 1996-04-12➕MILLER, Robert Richard appointedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 75 events
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish Enterprise Individual | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-05-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Atrium Court
50 Waterloo Street
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G2 6HQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26
Officers (5 active · 27 resigned)
CHARRIER, Marianne Fiona Hélène→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-12-17
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THORNE, Christina Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-05-04
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DONALDSON, Emma Louise→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2019-08-16
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MCKENDRY, Sharon→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-02-24
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NEWLANDS, Mark Thomas→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-03-21
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EDWARDS, Jacqueline→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-01-29 · resigned 2015-12-17
MILLER, Robert Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-04-12 · resigned 2013-01-29
MILLER, Robert Richard→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1991-12-23
REID, Douglas John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-12-23 · resigned 1996-04-12
VANHEGAN, Graham William Corbett→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1988-05-27 · resigned 1989-12-01
BAIRD, Robert Grant→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1992-03-24 · resigned 1994-09-16
BEVERIDGE, Crawford William→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1993-03-15 · resigned 1998-07-01
BIRD, Stanley James→
Resigneddirector · appointed 1988-05-27 · resigned 1990-02-26
CHRISTIE, Campbell, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 1999-10-12 · resigned 2005-05-20
COLQUHOUN, Douglas Lamont→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2011-01-26 · resigned 2021-01-27
COLQUHOUN, Douglas Lamont→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 1998-08-23 · resigned 2007-10-11
GOLD, Alexander Muncie→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 1992-03-24 · resigned 1993-03-15
LANGLANDS, John Thomson→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1992-03-24 · resigned 1994-01-26
MACINNES, Donald John Finlay→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1998-02-02 · resigned 2011-01-20
MCDONALD, Andrew Ronald→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2019-08-16 · resigned 2022-06-30
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Recent filings (140 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-30
auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-10