LETS BOOK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC199219 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-25

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£4.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other reservation service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

90 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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 £4,881

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£5k

~ 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	£3.0k	£3.0k
Net assets	£4.9k	£4.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2025-12-04
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accounts · AA
2024-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-22
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-27
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-16
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-17
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accounts · AA
2019-01-17
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officers · AP03
2019-01-16
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EDWARDS, John Scott appointed
secretary
2018-12-17
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FLACK, Andrew John resigned
director
2018-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-17
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officers · TM01
2018-12-17
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address · AD01
2018-12-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-04-21
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BEATON, George Stewart resigned
director
2011-04-21
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FLACK, Andrew John appointed
director
2010-02-28
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COLES, Roy Walter Mcintosh resigned
secretary
2008-08-26
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EDWARDS, John Scott appointed
director
2008-08-26
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FLACK, Andrew John resigned
director
2007-03-29
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BEATON, George Stewart appointed
director
2007-03-29
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FLACK, Andrew John appointed
director
2006-12-21
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ROY, John Gordon resigned
director
2006-12-21
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STIELL, John Fraser resigned
director
2006-12-18
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COLES, Roy Walter Mcintosh appointed
secretary
2006-12-18
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SKRETTEBERG, Olav resigned
secretary
1999-08-25
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Company incorporated
As LETS BOOK LIMITED
1999-08-25
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SKRETTEBERG, Olav appointed
director
1999-08-25
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SKRETTEBERG, Olav appointed
secretary
1999-08-25
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-08-25
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-08-25
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ROY, John Gordon appointed
director
1999-08-25
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STIELL, John Fraser appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Olav Skretteberg Individual · Norwegian · DOB 03/1957 · age 69	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	25/08/2016
Mr John Scott Edwards Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	25/08/2016

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

Incorporated1999-08-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC79909 — Other reservation service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

62 Hay Street

Perth

PH1 5HS

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-08

Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

EDWARDS, John Scott→

secretary · appointed 2019-01-16

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

EDWARDS, John Scott→

director · ~59y · appointed 2008-08-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SKRETTEBERG, Olav→

director · ~69y · appointed 1999-08-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COLES, Roy Walter Mcintosh→

secretary · appointed 2006-12-18 · resigned 2010-02-28

Resigned

SKRETTEBERG, Olav→

secretary · appointed 1999-08-25 · resigned 2006-12-18

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-08-25 · resigned 1999-08-25

Resigned

BEATON, George Stewart→

director · ~53y · appointed 2007-03-29 · resigned 2011-04-21

Resigned

FLACK, Andrew John→

director · ~63y · appointed 2011-04-21 · resigned 2018-12-17

Resigned

FLACK, Andrew John→

director · ~63y · appointed 2007-03-29 · resigned 2008-08-26

Resigned

ROY, John Gordon→

director · ~67y · appointed 1999-08-25 · resigned 2006-12-21

Resigned

STIELL, John Fraser→

director · ~84y · appointed 1999-08-25 · resigned 2006-12-21

Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-27

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-05-22

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-05-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-12-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-04

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-02-27

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-02-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-11-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-12-18

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2021-11-16

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2021-11-16