STORAGE U.K. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC126958 · ltd · incorporated 1990-08-30
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.64M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 91-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 91). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,638,897
Cash YoY
-2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2.3m
↓ 2.4% YoY
Net Worth
£2.6m
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£2.6m
↓ 2.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£542k£1.1m£1.6m£2.2m£2.7mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.64M£2.61M
Current assets£2.63M£2.71M
Cash£2.34M£2.40M
Debtors£291.9k£314.3k
Net assets£2.64M£2.61M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-03-31
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    BARBOUR, Stewart resigned
    director
  12. 2018-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-23
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    BARBOUR, Stewart appointed
    director
  14. 2018-11-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2017-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2010-01-14
    ➖
    PAGANI, Raymond Urquhart resigned
    secretary
  19. 2003-09-23
    ➖
    COOPER, Margaret resigned
    director
  20. 1996-07-01
    ➕
    COOPER, Derek John Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 1996-07-01
    ➕
    COOPER, Margaret appointed
    director
  22. 1990-08-30
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    Company incorporated
    As STORAGE U.K. LIMITED
  23. 1990-08-30
    ➕
    COOPER, John Alfred appointed
    director
  24. 1990-08-30
    ➕
    PAGANI, Raymond Urquhart appointed
    secretary
  25. 1990-08-30
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1990-08-30
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1990-08-30
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1990-08-30
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 36 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 36 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Derek John Andrew Cooper
Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr John Alfred Cooper
Individual · British · DOB 01/1935 · age 91
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1990-08-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Seabegs Road
Bonnybridge
FK4 2BN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

COOPER, Derek John Andrew→
director · ~55y · appointed 1996-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOPER, John Alfred→
director · ~91y · appointed 1990-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PAGANI, Raymond Urquhart→
secretary · appointed 1990-08-30 · resigned 2010-01-14
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1990-08-30 · resigned 1990-08-30
Resigned
BARBOUR, Stewart→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-11-23 · resigned 2019-03-31
Resigned
COOPER, Margaret→
director · ~85y · appointed 1996-07-01 · resigned 2003-09-23
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1990-08-30 · resigned 1990-08-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-30