CHRISTIAN SCOTT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC111412 · ltd · incorporated 1988-06-06
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£134.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 79). 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 36.4y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £134,915
Net assets shrinking
Down £28,170 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£135k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£267k
↓ 8.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £134.9k | £163.1k |
| Current assets | £267.3k | £293.3k |
| Net assets | £134.9k | £163.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-04-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05➖SHILDRICK, Peter Robert resignedsecretary
- 2021-04-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-04-14🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-03-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-01-01➕SHILDRICK, Marian Lyon appointeddirector
- 2018-12-31➖SHILDRICK, Peter Robert resigneddirector
- 2018-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2015-03-01➖SCOTT, Christian resigneddirector
- 2011-12-22➕SCOTT, Christian appointeddirector
- 2011-12-22➖SHILDRICK, Marian Lyon resigneddirector
- 1996-08-12🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1993-06-30➕SHILDRICK, Peter Robert appointedsecretary
- 1993-05-31➖STRACHAN, Evelyn resignedsecretary
- 1991-05-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Leonard Charles Stainton and Another
- 1989-11-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Tsb Bank Scotland PLC
- 1988-06-06🏢Company incorporatedAs CHRISTIAN SCOTT LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
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 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Marian Lyon Shildrick Individual · British · DOB 07/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr. Christian Mark Rodlandceased 30/04/2022· 50-75% shares
- Mr Peter Robert Shildrickceased 05/05/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-06-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Registered office
Goldwells House
Grange Road
Peterhead
AB42 1WN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
SHILDRICK, Marian Lyon→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2019-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHILDRICK, Peter Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-06-30 · resigned 2021-05-05
STRACHAN, Evelyn→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-05-31
SCOTT, Christian→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2011-12-22 · resigned 2015-03-01
SHILDRICK, Marian Lyon→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 2011-12-22
SHILDRICK, Peter Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2018-12-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Leonard Charles Stainton and Another | Standard security | 1 property | 23/05/1991 | 14/04/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Bank Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 30/11/1989 | 12/08/1996 |
Recent filings (111 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-04-14