SYT TRADING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC184990 · ltd · incorporated 1998-04-20

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£100

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

18 officers (5 active, 18 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

96 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£100

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£100	£100
Debtors	£100	£100
Net assets	£100	£100

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.

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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 (48 events)Click to expand

2025-11-04
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2024-04-04
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MACDONALD, George Hugh appointed
director
2024-04-04
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CAMPBELL, Murdo Findlay resigned
director
2023-12-29
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2022-12-16
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2022-02-05
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2020-12-23
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2019-11-06
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2018-12-10
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2018-10-17
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2018-10-03
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2018-10-03
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2018-10-03
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2018-05-29
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2018-05-29
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2018-04-30
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MURRAY, Catriona appointed
director
2018-04-30
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NICHOLSON, Donald Iain appointed
director
2018-04-30
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CAMPBELL, Murdo Findlay appointed
director
2018-03-27
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MACIVER, Jonathan Grant resigned
director
2018-03-27
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MACLEAY, Cameron Macdonald resigned
director
2018-03-27
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MACRAE, Malcolm resigned
director
2015-04-27
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MACIVER, Jonathan Grant appointed
director
2015-04-27
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MACLEOD, Norman resigned
director
2012-04-30
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FRATER, Robert John Mackenzie resigned
director
2012-04-30
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MACLEAY, Cameron Macdonald appointed
director
2012-04-30
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MACRAE, Malcolm appointed
director
2012-04-30
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NICOLSON, Charles Bruce resigned
director
2009-03-30
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MACLEOD, Norman appointed
director
2009-03-23
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MACLEOD, Iain Archibald resigned
director
2006-04-26
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MACIVER, Norman Angus appointed
director
2006-03-27
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MACIVER, Kenneth Angus resigned
director
2000-10-03
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FRATER, Robert John Mackenzie appointed
director
2000-10-03
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MACLEOD, Angus resigned
director
1999-03-26
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MACIVER, Iain Maclennan appointed
secretary
1999-03-26
➖
FERRIS, Michael Ian resigned
secretary
1998-04-24
➕
MACIVER, Kenneth Angus appointed
director
1998-04-24
➖
MACKENZIE, Derek resigned
director
1998-04-24
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MACKENZIE, Jean Margaret resigned
director
1998-04-24
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MACLEOD, Angus appointed
director
1998-04-24
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MACLEOD, Iain Archibald appointed
director
1998-04-24
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NICOLSON, Charles Bruce appointed
director
1998-04-20
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Company incorporated
As SYT TRADING LIMITED
1998-04-20
➕
FERRIS, Michael Ian appointed
secretary
1998-04-20
➕
MACKENZIE, Derek appointed
director
1998-04-20
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MACKENZIE, Jean Margaret appointed
director

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

The Stornoway Trust is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Stornoway Trust

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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SYT TRADING LIMITED

This company · SC184990

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
The Stornoway Trust Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1998-04-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Leverhulme House

Perceval Square

Stornoway

Isle Of Lewis

HS1 2DD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-04

Last: 2026-04-20

Officers (5 active · 13 resigned)

MACIVER, Iain Maclennan→

secretary · appointed 1999-03-26

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Active

MACDONALD, George Hugh→

director · ~74y · appointed 2024-04-04

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Active

MACIVER, Norman Angus→

director · ~67y · appointed 2006-04-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MURRAY, Catriona→

director · ~51y · appointed 2018-04-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

NICHOLSON, Donald Iain→

director · ~74y · appointed 2018-04-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FERRIS, Michael Ian→

secretary · appointed 1998-04-20 · resigned 1999-03-26

Resigned

CAMPBELL, Murdo Findlay→

director · ~78y · appointed 2018-04-30 · resigned 2024-04-04

Resigned

FRATER, Robert John Mackenzie→

director · ~87y · appointed 2000-10-03 · resigned 2012-04-30

Resigned

MACIVER, Jonathan Grant→

director · ~47y · appointed 2015-04-27 · resigned 2018-03-27

Resigned

MACIVER, Kenneth Angus→

director · ~71y · appointed 1998-04-24 · resigned 2006-03-27

Resigned

MACKENZIE, Derek→

director · ~61y · appointed 1998-04-20 · resigned 1998-04-24

Resigned

MACKENZIE, Jean Margaret→

director · ~81y · appointed 1998-04-20 · resigned 1998-04-24

Resigned

MACLEAY, Cameron Macdonald→

director · ~80y · appointed 2012-04-30 · resigned 2018-03-27

Resigned

MACLEOD, Angus→

director · ~97y · appointed 1998-04-24 · resigned 2000-10-03

Resigned

MACLEOD, Iain Archibald→

director · ~79y · appointed 1998-04-24 · resigned 2009-03-23

Resigned

MACLEOD, Norman→

director · ~84y · appointed 2009-03-30 · resigned 2015-04-27

Resigned

MACRAE, Malcolm→

director · ~61y · appointed 2012-04-30 · resigned 2018-03-27

Resigned

NICOLSON, Charles Bruce→

director · ~71y · appointed 1998-04-24 · resigned 2012-04-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (96 total)

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2022-12-16

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