STRATA GROUP HOLDINGS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

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SC193882 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-02
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
76 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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  2. 2024-12-03
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  3. 2023-05-16
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  4. 2023-05-16
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  5. 2023-03-02
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  6. 2022-08-22
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  7. 2021-09-08
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  8. 2020-09-24
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  9. 2019-09-13
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  10. 2018-09-05
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  11. 2017-09-30
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  12. 2016-10-21
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  13. 2016-10-06
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  14. 2016-10-06
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    officers · TM02
  15. 2016-10-01
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    LAMOND, Bruce Alexander appointed
    secretary
  16. 2016-10-01
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    COWPER, David Murray resigned
    secretary
  17. 2016-03-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2005-03-11
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    COWPER, David Murray appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-03-11
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    HOWIE, Karen Elizabeth Margaret resigned
    secretary
  20. 2001-03-28
    ➕
    HOWIE, Karen Elizabeth Margaret appointed
    secretary
  21. 2001-03-28
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    THORNTONS WS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 1999-10-15
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    HOWIE, Simon Macpherson appointed
    director
  23. 1999-10-15
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    HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson resigned
    nominee-director
  24. 1999-03-02
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    Company incorporated
    As STRATA GROUP HOLDINGS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  25. 1999-03-02
    ➕
    THORNTONS WS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 1999-03-02
    ➕
    HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Macpherson Howie
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-03-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies

Registered office

Findony, Muckhart Road
Dunning
Perthshire
PH2 0RA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

LAMOND, Bruce Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2016-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWIE, Simon Macpherson→
director · ~59y · appointed 1999-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWPER, David Murray→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-11 · resigned 2016-10-01
Resigned
HOWIE, Karen Elizabeth Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-28 · resigned 2005-03-11
Resigned
THORNTONS WS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-03-02 · resigned 2001-03-28
Resigned
HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson→
nominee-director · appointed 1999-03-02 · resigned 1999-10-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
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accounts · AA
2025-12-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-22