PHOENIX FINDHORN C.I.C.

🌳Matureactive

SC155512 · ltd · incorporated 1995-01-23

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 25.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.5y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 25.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

36 officers (7 active, 36 linked, 32 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

184 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (90 events)Click to expand

2025-10-21
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2025-01-06
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officers · AP01
2025-01-03
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LINES, Christine appointed
director
2024-10-17
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accounts · AA
2024-08-21
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officers · TM01
2024-08-19
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HOLLINS, Nicholas Anthony resigned
director
2024-02-12
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officers · TM01
2024-01-31
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ANDERSON, Mark Rowatt resigned
director
2024-01-04
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officers · AP01
2023-12-20
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HOLLINS, Nicholas Anthony appointed
director
2023-11-30
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officers · AP01
2023-11-20
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BOGALE, Fasil appointed
director
2023-11-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-03
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KELLY, Lee Martin resigned
director
2023-10-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
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officers · AP01
2023-10-13
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BAXTER, James appointed
director
2023-03-06
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officers · AP01
2023-02-22
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PROCTOR, Lesley appointed
director
2022-11-16
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officers · TM01
2022-11-03
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LOWE, John Chorlton resigned
director
2022-10-25
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officers · TM01
2022-10-24
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HAMMOND, David Andrew resigned
director
2022-09-26
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officers · AP01
2022-09-23
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VAN DER HORN, Dræyk appointed
director
2022-09-23
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KELLY, Lee Martin appointed
director
2022-09-23
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officers · AP01
2022-09-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-30
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BOGALE, Fasil resigned
director
2022-06-29
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officers · TM01
2022-06-24
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TYLER, Katherine May resigned
director
2021-10-13
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2021-05-11
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-03-02
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DEAN, Nicola resigned
director
2020-11-05
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TYLER, Katherine May appointed
director
2020-09-03
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DEAN, Nicola appointed
director
2020-07-29
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MEAD, David Edwin, Dr resigned
director
2020-07-23
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BOGALE, Fasil appointed
director
2020-07-20
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SCHWARTZ, Carin Ingrid Elisabeth resigned
director
2017-03-10
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MILLER-RANDELL, Paul Quentin resigned
director
2016-11-04
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SCHWARTZ, Carin Ingrid Elisabeth appointed
director
2016-08-02
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CHAMBERLAIN, Collin Paul resigned
director
2015-10-08
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Charge satisfied #2
2014-08-12
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HAMMOND, David Andrew appointed
director
2010-04-29
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ELLIOTT, Paul Folkard resigned
director
2009-12-02
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ANDERSON, Mark Rowatt appointed
director
2009-08-21
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COLWILL, Geoffrey resigned
director
2009-07-07
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MILLER-RANDELL, Paul Quentin appointed
director
2009-03-23
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BOULTBEE, Janet Mary resigned
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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
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

Ekopia Social Investments Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Ekopia Social Investments Ltd

Corporate parent

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PHOENIX FINDHORN C.I.C.

This company · SC155512

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ekopia Social Investments Ltd Corporate entity	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1995-01-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

156 The Park

Findhorn

Forres

Moray

IV36 3TD

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-06

Last: 2026-01-23