SINCLAIR VOICENET LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC191983 · ltd · incorporated 1998-12-16
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 26.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£828.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
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 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 62). 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 26.7y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £828,611
Cash YoY
+19%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.4m
↑ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£829k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£3.0m
↑ 9.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£609k£1.2m£1.8m£2.4m£3.0mJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£828.6k£729.3k
Current assets£3.04M£2.77M
Cash£1.39M£1.17M
Debtors£1.65M£1.60M
Net assets£828.6k£729.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 2 capital
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 capital
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  2. 2026-04-28
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  3. 2025-08-12
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2025-08-11
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-02-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2025-02-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-01-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-12-18
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2024-12-18
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2024-12-18
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  12. 2024-12-18
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    Charge satisfied #1
  13. 2024-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-12-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-09-17
    ➖
    GOUGH, Peter resigned
    director
  16. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-01-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-09-17
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-12-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2018-01-24
    ➖
    MEECHAN, William resigned
    director
  23. 2017-10-12
    ➖
    HEAP, Steven John resigned
    director
  24. 2016-09-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
  25. 2011-05-27
    ➕
    KINDNESS, David Allwell appointed
    director
  26. 2009-01-02
    ➖
    SINCLAIR, Jannette resigned
    director
  27. 2003-04-01
    ➕
    MEECHAN, William appointed
    director
  28. 2001-01-03
    ➖
    MCKENNA, David Francis resigned
    director
  29. 1999-09-13
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  30. 1998-12-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SINCLAIR VOICENET LIMITED
  31. 1998-12-16
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Bernadette appointed
    secretary
  32. 1998-12-16
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, James Stuart appointed
    director
  33. 1998-12-16
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1998-12-16
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1998-12-16
    ➕
    GOUGH, Peter appointed
    director
  36. 1998-12-16
    ➕
    HEAP, Steven John appointed
    director
  37. 1998-12-16
    ➕
    MCKENNA, David Francis appointed
    director
  38. 1998-12-16
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Jannette appointed
    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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SINCLAIR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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.)

Group structure

Sinclair Entities Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Sinclair Entities Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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SINCLAIR VOICENET LIMITED
This company · SC191983

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sinclair Entities Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Stuart Sinclairceased 30/06/2016· significant influence

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-12-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Radleigh House 1 Golf Road
Clarkston
Glasgow
G76 7HU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

SINCLAIR, Bernadette→
secretary · appointed 1998-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KINDNESS, David Allwell→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SINCLAIR, James Stuart→
director · ~62y · appointed 1998-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-12-16 · resigned 1998-12-16
Resigned
GOUGH, Peter→
director · ~54y · appointed 1998-12-16 · resigned 2023-09-17
Resigned
HEAP, Steven John→
director · ~52y · appointed 1998-12-16 · resigned 2017-10-12
Resigned
MCKENNA, David Francis→
director · ~59y · appointed 1998-12-16 · resigned 2001-01-03
Resigned
MEECHAN, William→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2018-01-24
Resigned
SINCLAIR, Jannette→
director · ~89y · appointed 1998-12-16 · resigned 2009-01-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge—27/09/201618/12/2024
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property13/09/199918/12/2024

Recent filings (98 total)

capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-05-11
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-08-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-02-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-12